Under the high-pressure social conditions of life today, depression has become a very common condition. Although it is very common, it is also a particularly frightening illness. People with depression are generally affected by physiological, psychological or multiple social and environmental factors. The most serious point is that people with severe depression are also very likely to have suicidal tendencies, so we must understand exactly what symptoms depression has, so as to take precautions.

The 5 major symptoms of depression:

1. Low mood from the very beginning

The most common phenomenon in the early stage of depression is a negative and pessimistic attitude toward everything. People with mild depression often feel unhappy and gradually lose interest in many things they used to enjoy. People with severe depression will also put themselves in a state of unbearable agony from which they cannot extricate themselves, and of course this feeling makes suicidal tendencies very likely.

2. Decline in consciousness and cognition

This symptom is very much like "laziness" - being unwilling to do anything and often staying in a passive state. In severe cases, people even strongly reject everyone around them and are unwilling to get along with them. If they have severe depression, even eating, drinking and using the toilet may be affected to some degree. Generally speaking, people with severe depression will develop the idea: "Suicide is a release from one's own life!"

3. Thinking gradually becomes sluggish

People with depression generally show phenomena such as slow thinking and blocked thinking. People who develop depression will gradually speak less, and their initiative will also greatly decline. The most obvious characteristic is that normal verbal communication becomes relatively difficult, and when communicating with others they will clearly feel that their speech is relatively slow.

4. Cognitive function is damaged

From the many people with depression, the same conclusion can be drawn: cognitive function is damaged to some degree. The reactions that appear include difficulty learning, gradually declining memory, poorer language fluency, and relatively poor coordination of the limbs, etc.

5. Psychiatric symptoms

Generally, people with depression will gradually develop some psychiatric symptoms. Some will have sleep disorders, which is what we often call insomnia; some will also lose their appetite, and even for foods they used to love, they will not show much interest; people with severe depression may also have their own organs affected, for example sometimes experiencing symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and difficulty breathing.

The above are the 5 major characteristics of people with depression. Friends who have such situations must pay extra attention!