What does depression look like?

Depression is a disease that interferes with everyday life, the ability to work, sleep, study, eat and enjoy life.

This disease is caused by a combination genetic, biological factors, ecological and psychological, reiterates the Pan American Health Organization.

There are studies showing that the genetic risk for this disease is the result of the influence of multiple genes working together with environmental and other risk factors.

A person may feel sad, melancholic, unhappy, depressed or downcast. You may also experience sleep disturbances, such as insomnia or oversleeping, or fatigue and lack of energy, making even small tasks require more effort.

Lack of appetite and weight loss or more cravings food and weight gain, They could be signs of depression, Mayo Clinic experts remember.

For many people with depression, symptoms are often severe enough to cause obvious problems in daily activities.

In fact, some may feel unhappy or sad not knowing why at all.

For his part, a psychologist Maybell Del C. Aizpurúa emphasizes that all people feel sad or depressed from time to time, but these feelings usually disappear in a short time.

However, depression, also called “clinical depression” or “major depressive disorder” is different.

Depression can cause serious symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and coordinate daily activities such as sleeping, eating, or working.

It is a disease that can affect anyone, regardless of age, race, income, culture or level of education, he states on his Instagram profile (@psicologa.maybelldelc). What does depression look like?