What are the harms of depression?
1. Functional decline: Long-term depressive mood can lead to thinking difficulties, a significant decrease in the efficiency of mental labor, affecting brain function, dizziness, and memory decline.
2. Inducing physical illness: Patients with depression have twice the risk of developing heart disease and three times the likelihood of suffering a stroke. Common manifestations include reduced appetite, weight loss, decreased libido, constipation, impotence, amenorrhea, and fatigue. The relatives and friends of patients also suffer great psychological pain and torture, and their work conditions are affected to a certain extent.
3. Long-term negative and pessimistic thinking: A depressive state can lead to negative, pessimistic thoughts, self-reproach, and feelings of inferiority, making one feel that everything is fraught with difficulties and the future is bleak and hopeless.
4. Shortened lifespan: A study spanning 40 years has found that the mortality rate caused by dysfunction due to depression is as high as that of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease patients.
5. Impairment of social function: After suffering from depression, insomnia often manifests as thinking difficulties, sleep disorders, decreased appetite, and a marked decline in the efficiency of mental labor, making it hard to handle daily work. It also reduces human immune function, leading to a decline in social work and physiological capacity.
6. Increase family burdens and make it hard for roommates to rest peacefully.
7. Long-term insomnia leads to sleep disorders.