Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I am in the clinical belt Ph.D., I found ha, a patient with depressionAlways thought by the people around him to be lazy。Especially for some young patients, when they are brought over by their parents, a large part of them will be considered to be pretending, and I always explain to the parents of patients over and over againWhy can't you pretend to be depressed?
Let's start with what many people think of:Depression, is it lazy or not?
The general laziness is actually the ability to take the initiative to complete itBut subjectively selectively, I don't want to spend my brain or physical strength to do it
Normal laziness is a selective one.
I lost interest in doing everything, I couldn't lift my energy at all, I just wanted to lie in bed and do nothing. Seemingly simple things are extremely difficult for them, such as eating and getting out of bed. Only people who have actually suffered from depression can understand this feeling. It's not that there is a subjective choice not to act, but that this consciousness does not happen at all, and the ability to act is deprived of great emotions.
Got it?
Depression(There is no subjective choice).
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Lazy(Subjective choice not to act).
Depression is not as simple as you think.
Let's start by being clear: a short period of low mood, or a short period of sadness due to some specific factors, we call it -Depressive mood,Not a condition. Can you pretend for a day or two, can you pretend for a month or two months?
First: the onset of depression, the clinical manifestations are mainly a long-term depressed mood, falling into a misunderstanding of thinking and spirit, excessive worry about the past, excessive thinking about the future. In the eyes of depression, it is as if sad events are going to happen at any time, sad emotions are spreading at any time, losing loved ones, relationships, jobs. I want to make myself happy, but I can't be happy, and I often have suicidal thoughts.
Even if you want to pretend to be depressed, pretend that the prank is a short-term depression, and it won't be like this for a long time. Of course, when depression comes, there may be many people who think that they have depression, which is wrong. Whether you suffer from depression should be judged by a professional psychiatrist, not by taking a self-test online.
Second: the prosperity of Internet culture and the emergence of the so-called "Internet suppression of clouds" make the public feel: How can there be so much depression? It's all artificial. In fact, there are more and more depressed people now, but many real depressions are hidden among the public.Some people with depression may be alongOvereating or not eating at all, and there is no feeling of hunger, as if the appetite has dried up, and there is a noticeable change in weight for a short time. Sleep tooEither severe insomnia or drowsiness and unawakening, which also lasts for at least two weeks.
Pretending to be depressed, even if you pretend not to eat, pretend to be in a bad mood,But the physical symptoms of depression, which are worse than death from the inside out, cannot be disguised
Third: At present, the diagnosis of mental illness is mainly through consultation, brain function testing, and measurement tables. Many people, preconceived, first put themselves into the role of depression, when the doctor conducts the test, from the perspective of real depression, pretend to be consistent with the symptoms of depression, which may interfere with the doctor's judgment.However, if you try to pretend to be depressed, your emotions, your expressions, and your description of how you feel depressed must be flawless. And the performance of normal people and depression, especially the perception of things, is very different, a clinically experienced doctor, can easily be identified. Therefore, it is undoubtedly very difficult to pretend to be depressed to diagnose it.
I hope that every patient will have a day when spring flowers bloom.
As a front-line physician who has been in contact with clinical psychiatry, I have been in contact with patients large and small, and I have personally experienced their pain. I would like to say to those who are still prejudiced against people with depression: everyone is a person, a complete living individual, with his own independent thoughts and consciousness. Whether you have depression or not, seeking help from a doctor does not mean that you are abnormal. On the contrary,Asking for help is exactly what a normal person should doEvery life should be respected, and everyone should be given unique love and support.
I am Yang Huabing, a professor at Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, if you have any questions related to mental illness, you can talk about it in detail, I am willing to talk to you, and I hope I can help you and your family.