Depression is the most unknown disease and on which, in many cases, a real social stigma is built, there are those who consider it harmless, who relate it to weakness or lack of courage, when in reality no one can understand internal struggles. and the courage to get out of bed and open a window to the new day.
According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2030, depression will be the leading cause of disability in the world and yet remains one of the most difficult diseases to diagnose and causes the greatest sense of social and social isolation. misunderstanding in the patient. .
- I didn’t choose to let suffering get into my life.
- Nor is depression the label that makes me less capable of living.
- I fight my battles and I don’t want your compassion or indulgence.
- Just your understanding and support without judgment or censorship.
While it is always very complex to understand what mechanisms move the emotional, social and neurochemical gears of depression, the truth is that a good social network and the quality of daily interactions are key factors for the treatment of depression.
When a person is diagnosed with depression, their nearest social context does not know how to respond. The colleague will tell you things like “Take care soon,” a family member will tell you that “did you inherit this from your mother?”Am I going to let you down?
What if you put on your shoes and feel how I feel?My world is fragmented and I don’t know how to rebuild it, I’ve lost control of everything and I move in the shadows, just understand me today, put yourself in my shoes?
If we now wonder why most people find it so difficult to put themselves in the shoes of another who is going through depression, it is worth remembering that, in general, mental illness has long been the greatest misunderstood, these stigmas always confined to the field of the absurd and irrational that it was better not to speak or , better yet, hide.
There is a big misunderstanding about what depression is and its typologies, depression is not sad, unstable, not just women, nor does it affect adults alone, does anyone choose their own disease?
Through interesting research conducted at the University of Michigan (USA). USA), It has been discovered that when a person without depression experiences social rejection, the brain reacts with a sophisticated defense mechanism: it secretes a type of natural painkiller to minimize damage and allow more or less effective response.
Now a depressed brain will give a very different response, when you realize the misunderstanding of your environment or the inappropriate comment of this family member who says what?You have to be excited, you can’t be sad all day ?, your brain, away from receiving dopamine and other painkillers, gets even more depressed.
Even knowing that each of us reacts differently to social rejection, the depressed person?In the face of such situations. Above all, it must offer more positive interactions to encourage improvements and progress; However, let’s now look at how to treat, interact and help a person with depression.