What are the symptoms of depression?

For example, everyone has been talking about depression, but few people know the types of depression and their symptoms. Let’s take a look at the specific knowledge. Manifestations of manic depression are as follows: 1. Feeling very good about oneself. Patients in the manic stage will feel surprisingly good about themselves against the background of elevated mood. For example, I think my body has never been so healthy and my energy has never been so full. He thinks that he is quick in thinking, able to read ten lines at a glance, etc. Symptoms of manic depression often prompt patients to overestimate their own intelligence, status, and self-importance, and may have exaggerated ideas. 2. Psychomotor excitement. Manic patients are not like ordinary depressed patients who live in isolation. They often have wide interests, like to be lively, have many interactions, are willing to take the initiative to get close to others, are nosy, and fight against injustice. There is a lack of careful consideration in everything, and people often do things capriciously. Although the patient talks a lot, is hyperactive, and even shouts hoarse all day long, he is not tired and appears to be extremely energetic. This symptom of manic depression is particularly obvious to others. 3. Visionary expansion of thinking associations. This type of manic depression symptom is what psychology often calls wandering thoughts. The patient's associative process is significantly accelerated, concepts come one after another, and the patient speaks in large numbers and incessantly. Due to distraction, the topic often changes with the situation, and there will be erratic ideas and the phenomenon of linking sounds and ideas. For example, while chatting about poetry and white clouds, your mind can jump to snowing in winter and so on. Depression - clinical manifestations 1. Depression: the most important symptom. It may initially manifest as a decrease in the ability to experience various emotions within a short period of time, as well as listlessness and disinterest in everything. 2. Slow thinking and association: slow speaking speed, low voice, small volume of words, slow response, and every word and movement needs to overcome significant resistance. In the most severe cases, it can be in a state of stupor. Patients with agitated depression have significantly increased speech and movement, anxiety and fear, and self-injury due to excitement, which is very dangerous. 3. Movements, especially gestures, are reduced and movements are slow: A few people with severe depression may remain silent and bed-ridden, which is called depressive stupor. Suicidal attempts and behaviors are among the most dangerous symptoms of depression. 4. Physical symptoms: The patient has a haggard and old appearance, sluggish vision, poor appetite, decreased physical fitness, decreased sweat and saliva secretion, constipation, and decreased sexual desire. Female patients often have amenorrhea. Early waking is the most prominent sleep disorder, which is also one of the characteristic symptoms of depression. 5. "Hidden depression": Some patients with depression have obvious physical symptoms, often manifesting as recurring or persistent headaches, dizziness, chest tightness, shortness of breath, general weakness, palpitations, constipation, abnormal appetite, weight loss, etc. In fact, for depression, if we usually know the specific manifestations of depression and the symptoms and exchange points of depression, we can avoid a lot of unnecessary troubles in life and detect it early. Symptoms of depression, get treatment as early as possible.