Does your brain develop faster when depressed?

Research shows your brain physically ages faster when you’re depressed. Looking into the brain.

What disease can mimic depression?

Common Medical Illnesses That Mimic Depression

• Who is Affected?
• Hypothyroidism.
• Hypercalcemia.
• Kidneys (Stones)
• Bones.
• Gastrointestinal.
• Psychiatric.
• Vitamin D deficiency.

What causes long-term depression?

Mental health professionals think it’s a result of chemical imbalances in the brain. Many factors are thought to contribute to depression. These include environmental, psychological, biological, and genetic factors. Chronic stress and trauma have also been linked to this condition.

Why don’t we hear more about depression in Happy People?

There are two main reasons I feel like we don’t hear about depression in happy people. People don’t understand how happiness and depression can exist simultaneously. Those who feel the two simultaneously feel like one or the other is probably a lie.

Is your Depression hitting you hard?

When the depression is hitting, especially when it’s hitting hard, there’s no question of its existence. It can become so powerful that it makes us question if we were happy at all. Equally, in the moments of happiness it can feel like the depression is a lie.

Can you feel happiness and depression at the same time?

You can feel depression and happiness together. When I dealt with my first severe bout of depression from my early to late teens, the best way to describe it would have been an all-encompassing darkness. It was the stereotypical, everything sucks versions of depression that we so often see in media, fiction and on the Internet.

Is your depression a lie?

Equally, in the moments of happiness it can feel like the depression is a lie. I know for me, when I’m out doing things I enjoy and am having a good day, my depression is nothing more than an afterthought and I sometimes question just how bad it actually is.