Dysthymia is characterized by the incomprehensible emptiness of depression, where pain is expressed in all its magnitude, however, many people experience the reality of this disorder trapped in a grief that they do not understand, a sadness that embraces and drowns day by day without fully understanding reason.
Bad mood, fatigue, discomfort, apathy, what’s going on? The person goes to the doctor and the doctor prescribes a vitamin supplement; It is not possible to do more than that, because during screening appointments, it is rarely possible to correctly and immediately diagnose dysthymia. It doesn’t have all the easily identifiable depression patterns because it’s a different condition. It’s a wheezing disorder that corrodes, disconnects and isolates us.
- The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has already replaced the term “dysthymia” with a slightly more complex and better defined label.
- Which is “Persistent Depressive Disorder”.
- Even if the name gives us an idea of its full dimension.
- It is worth saying that even today.
- The factors that trigger it are not yet clear.
- Although there may be a genetic and biochemical model.
It should be noted that today many people suffer from this permanent depressive disorder, or an ancient dysthymia, unknowingly, because their symptoms are generally not as disabling as depression, for example.
Can the person be functional? As this sadness sticks to the shoulders and oppresses the heart and mind. The person may be able to go to work and establish more or less acceptable relationships, but something fails. The person knows that there are rooms inside eso. no fit as they should. This life hurts him as if someone was angry with him invisibly.
Where does this apathy, this despair, this unbearable tiredness come from?the person is so critical of himself that he can’t even bear to see his own image reflected in a mirror.
The person takes a long time to make decisions and becomes one of those melancholy friends that everyone has become accustomed to, because the truth is that there has been no soul pain in a long time, in fact, dysthymia is known to affect women the most. often than men and that in general these feelings tend to be more evident after age 21.
Another important fact is that undiagnosed and untreated dysthymia can cause severe depression if at some point in life a person experiences an episode of stress or anxiety, the emotional burden can be a really dangerous trigger, where suicide attempts can occur, so it cannot. be ignored.
Dysthymia is a chronic depressive affective disorder, so pharmacological treatment combined with psychological therapy will be necessary, is it possible to overcome it?
Many people manage to do this, but because it is chronic, the goal is to “control” negative emotions to have a good quality of life. And that can be done.
Note the following
1. Si are close relatives in your family who have dysthymia, you’re likely to be affected too, although it usually happens from the age of 21, is it important that the whole family knows their symptoms, possible isolation?of young people, their self-esteem, their motivation?
2. Keep in mind that these negative emotions will be persistent and you will want to seize your will, face them knowing that, in this case, the biochemistry of your brain will trigger your sadness, so look around and understand that there is really no reason. despair, anguish, fear.
3. Surprise yourself with life and yourself. Leisure is always very important, gives us passion and marks routines. Having daily habits that require you to connect, leaving home, is very important. Talk, walk, walk, perceive, breathe, laugh, write, participate in positive things. sensations and cauterization of this pen that usually disguises its victims. Don’t let yourself be a part of that.
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