Cat and Rhiannon discuss depression, their symptoms, and what they do to overcome it.
Depression is a mood disorder that affects how we think, feel, and behave in our daily lives. It affects our eating, sleeping, working, and relationships with others.
Cat lives with major depressive disorder, where symptoms last for about two weeks and sometimes effects Cat’s day-to-day life. Rhiannon lives with Bipolar disorder formally called manic depression where she experiences low moods and occasionally “up” moods where she is more active. Some symptoms of depression are:
- sadness or emptiness
- anxiety
- hopelessness
- irritability
- guilt, worthlessness, helplessness
- fatigue
- moving slowly
- difficulty in focusing, remembering, or making decisions
- sleeping too much or too little
- eating too much or too little
- thoughts of death or suicide
- physical aches and pains
- attempting suicide
Everyone’s depression looks different. Cat and Rhiannon discuss what their depression looks like in detail. Rhiannon tells how she is irritable, moves slowly – according to her mom, sleeps too much, and has attempted self-harming in the past with some suicidal ideation. Cat says that her depression is different and has to remind herself that everyone’s depression symptoms look different. Cat deals with fear of death, irritability, and anxiety.
The girls also discuss things that help their depression. Cat tells all her tips and tricks such as walking, getting outside, and a healthy diet. Listen to this week’s episode on depression and let us know what you think!
Sources: NIMH » Depression (nih.gov)
https://www.who.int/health-topics/depression#tab=tab_1
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20356007
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