Psychological Disorders/ Depression and Mindfulness Meditation

WHat are PsychOlogicAL DiSorDErs?/What is Depression?

A psychological disorder usually appears slowly, it spreads in brain as a tree spreading roots, slowly for years together and some unusual events/incidents add water to this slowly spreading depression/anxiety or psychological disorders.

Age likely to effected

The most sensitive age for developing such disorders is teenage, while cases also appear in 20s-30s. Specially female are more pone to such conditions. Major mental illness such as 'schizophernia' or 'bipolar disorder' can be recognized from small changes in thinking, feeling, or behavior before the illness appears in full blown form. 

Depression symptoms

The symptoms that commonly appear and can can be noticed are dramatic food and sleep changes, rapid mood shifts, drop in functioning, loss of interest in regular activities, feeling disconnected, illogical thinking, nervousness or unusual behavior.

Modern cause 

A major cause is increasing use of social media, regularly checking social media, and spending a lot of time on it as part of everyday life, reduces well being, alters sleep, and increases loneliness, depression and mental distress.  Other causes include....

Alternative Solutions

A group of researchers from University of Pennsylvania found that restricting the use of social media, decreases anxiety and 'fear of missing out' and may lead to improvement in well being. 

Start Something That Interests You

May be taking some hobby classes, engaging yourself in creative activities e.g drawing, music, cooking, writing. 

Also engage in Physical activities as playing, yoga and meditation. 

Of Course, Starting these things is quite easy, and any one will enthusiastically get into these things....

       But the thumb rule is CONSISTENCY. 

MINDfullNESS  MediTATION 

Does meditation helps in depression/anxiety? 

Some researchers have tried to explore the effect of meditation and yoga on psychological disorders. Depression and anxiety can be very much controlled by regularly practicing meditation. In fact, in other psychological disorders where the patients sometime becomes violent, or the patients having delusion and hallucination may also get well. 

A regular practice of meditation may alleviates distress, ameliorates anxiety, decreases abnormal brain functions, and reduces hallucination/delusions. 

Are you in contact of somebody having such symptoms, or you know somebody who had this disorder... they need your attention, pampering, care... Take them along you.. 

Do share your views in comments.. and continue reading more.. about your own health and what precautions you need to take if you are in Delhi