Nadia Buckus
Anyone who has the signs of depression knows that it’s more than just a prolonged feeling of sadness. While sadness can indeed hurt, depression is all the more painful with how it drains you of any sort of feeling whatsoever.
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It can feel like you’re a stranger to everyone, including yourself. Women are quite prone to depression.
A variety of factors can be the reason, from heritage to environmental causes. No matter what the cause, you need to be aware of the signs of depression.
SIGNS OF DEPRESSION IN WOMEN THAT YOU SHOULD NOT IGNORE:
1. LOW ENERGY
Depression can be downright exhausting. When you’re going through depression, it can be easy to feel fatigued, even after a full night’s sleep. It’s no wonder, though. Depression is stressful and stress saps us of our energy.
2. UNHEALTHY SLEEP
Your depression might make you stay up all night or it might make you throw away your whole day in bed. A sign of depression in women is this inconsistency. These unhealthy sleep patterns can wreak further havoc on the mind.
3. DESPAIR
Feeling hopeless about the past, present and future is a large sign of depression in women. When one is depressed, one ponders on things that are out of one’s control. They try to not think of these things, but that can just lead them back to their thoughts.
4. IRRITABILITY
Not only does depression make one feel sad, but it can also make one feel angry. One can develop a particularly short fuse. You might not mean to lash out, but the stress on your mind overwhelms you. This sign of depression can make relationships difficult to maintain.
5. EATING DIFFICULTIES
Just like with sleeping, eating habits can shift with depression. Some find themselves eating much more in order to fill some sort of void, while others have no appetite to speak of. Depression in women can cause eating habits to become very inconsistent and unhealthy.
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