According to the American Psychiatric Association, depression is common, treatable condition that causes changes in the way you feel, the way you think, and the way you act in a negative manner. Depression is very serious and should not be taken lightly. Depression can cause feelings of sadness, loss of interest, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts. It is a condition that can cause many problems within someone's life due to the inability to function properly at home, school, and/or work. Depression affects an estimated one in 15 adults (6.7%) in any given year. And one in six people (16.6%) will experience depression at some time in their life. Depression can strike at any time, but on average, first appears during the late teens to mid-20s. It is important to understand that clinical depression is not the same as feeling sad sometimes or grieving. Depression is the combination of symptoms below for seemingly no reason. It is not feeling sad and lonely because one's dog dies; it is the feeling of uncontrollable, extreme sadness that often happens without a trigger or event that causes it..What Are The Symptoms of Depression?
Symptoms of depression include but are not limited to:
- Feelings of sadness and loneliness
- Loss of interest and/or pleasure in activities that were once enjoyable
- Changes in appetite
- Changes in weight- extreme weight-gain or extreme weight-loss
- Changes in sleep patterns- difficulty sleeping or sleeping too much
- Loss of energy
- Increased fatigue
- Slowed movements and speech
- Feeling worthless or unnecessarily guilty
- Difficulty maintaining a train of thought or thinking properly
- Thoughts of death or suicide
How Can Massage Help?
Massage cannot cure depression. Massage is very beneficial in the treatment of the symptoms of depression. One of the biggest way that massage can help to treat the symptoms is by the proven decrease in cortisol following and during a massage. Cortisol is a hormone within the body that is produced when the body is stressed. In people with depression, cortisol is often heightened
within the body for no apparent reason. A 60 minute massage session has been proven to reduce the levels of cortisol within the body, according to Mayo Clinic, which can help to put the body and mind at ease and reduce the heightened state of the body. Massage has also been linked to the increased secretion of serotonin. Serotonin is one of the main hormones related to depression. Serotonin levels are often decreased in people with depression, so by receiving massage, they are able to naturally counteract the decreased serotonin levels. This increases overall mood and lowers the feelings of sadness within people suffering from depression. Although massage is not a cure-all for depression, massage can greatly benefit people with depression and is a highly recommended additional treatment by doctors. If you or someone you know if suffering from depression, please, consult your doctor to see if massage could help!
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