{"id":66,"date":"2021-04-27T22:02:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T22:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/health\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2021-08-11T11:40:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T11:40:59","slug":"depression","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/health\/counseling\/depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We will all experience low mood, and struggle with certain difficult aspects of our life. Depression is not a mood that will just \u201cgo away,\u201d and if you begin to feel as if you are having a hard time coping or experience some of the symptoms below, you may be struggling with depression*:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Depression symptoms&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Feelings of sadness, emptiness or unhappiness<\/li><li>Angry outbursts, irritability or frustration, even over small matters<\/li><li>Loss of interest or pleasure in normal activities, such as spending time with friends<\/li><li>Sleep disturbances, including insomnia or sleeping too much<\/li><li>Tiredness and lack of energy, so that even small tasks take extra effort<\/li><li>Changes in appetite \u2014 often reduced appetite and weight loss, but increased cravings for food and weight gain in some people<\/li><li>Anxiety, agitation or restlessness \u2014 for example, excessive worrying, pacing, hand-wringing or an inability to sit still<\/li><li>Slowed thinking, speaking or body movements<\/li><li>Feelings of worthlessness or guilt, fixating on past failures or blaming yourself for things that are not your responsibility<\/li><li>Trouble thinking, concentrating, making decisions and remembering things<\/li><li>Frequent thoughts of death, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts or suicide<\/li><li>Unexplained physical problems, such as back pain or headaches<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Depression is treatable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t feel discouraged, depression is very treatable. Talking with a counselor and developing new coping skills and working towards understanding your body can reduce the impact that symptoms have. Try some of these coping skills to get started*:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Simplify your life.<\/strong>&nbsp;Cut back on obligations when possible, and set reasonable goals for yourself. Give yourself permission to do less when you feel down.<\/li><li><strong>Write in a journal.<\/strong>&nbsp;Journaling, as part of your treatment, may improve mood by allowing you to express pain, anger, fear or other emotions.<\/li><li><strong>Don&#8217;t become isolated.<\/strong>&nbsp;Try to participate in social activities, and get together with family or friends regularly.<\/li><li><strong>Take care of yourself.<\/strong>&nbsp;Eat a healthy diet, be physically active and get plenty of sleep.<\/li><li><strong>Learn ways to relax and manage your stress.<\/strong>&nbsp;Examples include meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, yoga and tai chi.<\/li><li><strong>Structure your time.<\/strong>&nbsp;Plan your day. You may find it helps to make a list of daily tasks, use sticky notes as reminders or use a planner to stay organized.<\/li><li><strong>Don&#8217;t make important decisions when you&#8217;re down.<\/strong>&nbsp;Avoid decision-making when you&#8217;re feeling depressed, since you may not be thinking clearly.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*Taken from Mayo Clinic<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We will all experience low mood, and struggle with certain difficult aspects of our life. Depression is not a mood that will just \u201cgo away,\u201d and if you begin to feel as if you are having a hard time coping or experience some of the symptoms below, you may be struggling with depression*: Depression symptoms&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":31,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-66","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions\/67"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}