The cycle of depression goes on and on
Depression is one of the most difficult medical conditions affecting a significant population of adults at some point in their lives.
Depression is the health condition in which you suffer from extreme sadness, fatigue, overwhelming hopelessness, and indeed some physical symptoms of general aches and pains. Depression tends to come in cycles, making it harder to manage.
Due to the cyclical nature of depression, some people tend to lose hope and slide down that very slippery slope into the darker realms of depression.
The cycle of depression seems to rage so that your mind clings to the negativity surrounding your emotions and feelings, generating more negative thoughts, completely invading your mind so that there is nothing else to consume your mind except the overwhelming unhappiness you feel. with every breath.
Because your mind is so intently focused on negative thoughts and is working over and over again, hour after hour, adding more and more bad feelings to the mix, your body actually responds by dreaming more and being more active while you sleep. And so, the more your mind works during the day, particularly on negative thoughts, the more you dream at night. The more you sleep, the less rested you feel.
At night when we sleep, we go through a variety of sleep stages called rapid eye movement or REM sleep and deep sleep.
REM sleep is the shallow sleep we have during which our dreams occur, and if our mind is busy creating dreams while we sleep, then the longer we stay in REM sleep and the less deep we get. Think about it, without getting enough sleep this just makes us more exhausted. Our bodies need a deep sleep to feel restored.
Without enough sleep, you feel exhausted. Then your body and mind begin to interpret the reality of your life differently, typically this means in a more negative or depressing way. In many cases, lack of sleep can be the beginning of a depressive episode.
Over time, the lack of sleep you experience can affect the repair and growth your body undertakes night after night when you’re in deep sleep. This also affects your immune system and makes you feel even lower than before.
Once a cycle of depression reaches this level, many people end up drowning in their own despair, so they can’t get out of bed every morning. And this level of depression and feelings of worthlessness and overwhelming sadness can get so dark that suicide seems like the only way out.
Sometimes the only way you can break the cycle of depression you’re in is, with the help of your doctor, to look ahead and try to imagine what life will be like when you feel better.
Breaking the cycle of depression may seem easy, but it’s far from it.
If you want to break the chains of the cycle of depression that has engulfed you, then you absolutely need medical help. This can come in the form of counseling or it can come in the form of medication that your doctor decides is best for you. You may even need a combination of both.
For those who suffer from depression, there is a better day and help is available to you.
Seek help. Don’t feel like you just have to live with depression.
Life can be different.
Break the cycle of depression you find yourself in.