EFFECT OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION ON MENTAL HEALTH. CAUSES, RISK, FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT

EFFECT OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION ON MENTAL HEALTH. CAUSES, RISK, FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT

EFFECT OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION ON MENTAL HEALTH. CAUSES, RISK, FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT.

STRESS

This is defined as a normal response to challenging situations often temporary and can be managed with coping mechanisms.
Stress is also the natural reaction the body has when changes or challenges occur. It can result in many different physical, emotional and behavioral response. Everyone experiences stress from time to time. It is unavoidable. The body is naturally designed to experience stress and react to it.
Chronic stress (stress that persisted for long) can disrupt the body’s natural stress response system leading to an imbalance of neurotransmitters (dopamine) associated with mood regulation.
Constant stress can wear down a person’s resilience, making them more susceptible to developing depressive symptoms. The effects of chronic or long-term stress can be harmful on their own and will ultimately lead to DEPRESSION.

DEPRESSION

Is a clinical mental health condition characterized by persistent low mood, loss of interest in activities and significant impairment in daily functioning lasting for at least 2weeks.
Stress and depression can significantly impact mental health by causing feelings of sadness, anxiety, irritability, difficulty concentrating, impaired decision-making, decreased motivation, trouble sleeping and increased risk of developing other mental health conditions like anxiety disorders.

KEY EFFECTS OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION ON MENTAL HEALTH

• Mood Swing: Frequent mood fluctuations, including feeling overwhelmed or on edge, persistent sadness, hopelessness and emptiness.
• Cognitive Impairment:Difficulty focusing, remembering details, making decisions and solving problems.
• Anxiety Neurosis (Disorders): Increased worry, nervousness and physical sensations like rapid heartbeat or sweating.
• Social withdrawal: Decreased interest in social activities and a tendency to isolate oneself and stay lonely.
• Low Self-Esteem: Negative self-talk and assessment, feelings of worthlessness and emptiness.
• Sleep Disturbance: Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or waking up too early and failing to sleep again.
• Physical Symptoms: Stress and depression can manifest physically through headaches muscle tension, Digestive issues and fatigue.

CAUSES OF STRESS

• Life Event: Significant life changes like changing locations, getting married, having a baby, preparing for big events.
• Work: Job loss, unemployment or difficult colleagues and bosses in the office.
• Physical Activity: Excessive physical activity or lack of it.
• Substance Abuse: Binge drinking, Smoking, Narcotics and drug abuse
• Sleep: Not getting enough sleep and sleep disruption.

CAUSES OF DEPRESSION

• Traumatic/Stressful Events: Loss of loved ones (Bereavement), loss of job leading to financial difficulties.
• Personality: Low self-esteem, self-criticism, pessimism.
• Family History: Having a family member with depression can increase the risk.
• Medication: Wrong use of sleeping pills and blood pressure medications may lead to depression.
• Substance Abuse: Alcohol or drug abuse may increase the risk of depression.
• Illness: Chronic pain, cancer, stroke or heart disease, HIV, can increase the risk of depression.
• Relationship Challenges: Failed relationships like failed marriages, friendship, and divorce may trigger depression.
• Infertility Issues: Barrenness, failed IVF procedures, repeated miscarriage can trigger depression.
• Prophecies:Predictions/forecasts of future occurrences especially bleak prophecies of doom and adversities.
  Depression and stress can worsen each other.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STROKE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

Depression is often considered a ‘Core’ mental health challenge, meaning it frequently occurs with and can exacerbate other mental health issues such as anxiety disorder, substance abuse etc.
Having depression significantly increases the likely hood of experiencing other mental health difficulties and vice versa.

HOW DEPRESSION CAN INTERACT WITH OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES

• Depression and Anxiety
• Depression and Substance Abuse
• Depression and Eating Disorders etc

TREATMENT OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION

Stress and Depression Management: means to reduce the negative impacts caused by stress and to improve personal physical and mental wellbeing.

WAYS OF MANAGING STRESS AND DEPRESSION

• Take control of your life
• Eat healthy diet
• Socialize with people
• Create time for yourself
• Avoid unhealthy habits and develop healthy ones
• Work smarter not harder
• Exercise
• Have enough sleep
• Set your own goals, do not allow people set goal for you
• Accept things you cannot change
• Face your fears. Do not avoid things you find difficult.
• Seek the help of therapists/psychiatrists and religiously take anti-depressant medications that may be prescribe

EFFECT OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION ON MENTAL HEALTH. CAUSES, RISK, FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT.

STRESS

This is defined as a normal response to challenging situations often temporary and can be managed with coping mechanisms.
Stress is also the natural reaction the body has when changes or challenges occur. It can result in many different physical, emotional and behavioral response. Everyone experiences stress from time to time. It is unavoidable. The body is naturally designed to experience stress and react to it.
Chronic stress (stress that persisted for long) can disrupt the body’s natural stress response system leading to an imbalance of neurotransmitters (dopamine) associated with mood regulation.
Constant stress can wear down a person’s resilience, making them more susceptible to developing depressive symptoms. The effects of chronic or long term stress can be harmful on their own and will ultimately lead to DEPRESSION.

DEPRESSION

Is a clinical mental health condition characterized by persistent low mood, loss of interest in activities and significant impairment in daily functioning lasting for at least 2weeks.
Stress and depression can significantly impact mental health by causing feelings of sadness, anxiety, irritability, difficulty concentrating, impaired decision-making, decreased motivation, trouble sleeping and increased risk of developing other mental health conditions like anxiety disorders.

KEY EFFECTS OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION ON MENTAL HEALTH

• Mood Swing: Frequent mood fluctuations, including feeling overwhelmed or on edge, persistent sadness, hopelessness and emptiness.
• Cognitive Impairment:Difficulty focusing, remembering details, making decisions and solving problems.
• Anxiety Neurosis (Disorders): Increased worry, nervousness and physical sensations like rapid heartbeat or sweating.
• Social withdrawal: Decreased interest in social activities and a tendency to isolate oneself and stay lonely.
• Low Self-Esteem: Negative self-talk and assessment, feelings of worthlessness and emptiness.
• Sleep Disturbance: Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or waking up too early and failing to sleep again.
• Physical Symptoms: Stress and depression can manifest physically through headaches muscle tension, Digestive issues and fatigue.

CAUSES OF STRESS

• Life Event: Significant life changes like changing locations, getting married, having a baby, preparing for big events.
• Work: Job loss, unemployment or difficult colleagues and bosses in the office.
• Physical Activity: Excessive physical activity or lack of it.
• Substance Abuse: Binge drinking, Smoking, Narcotics and drug abuse
• Sleep: Not getting enough sleep and sleep disruption.

CAUSES OF DEPRESSION

• Traumatic/Stressful Events: Loss of loved ones (Bereavement), loss of job leading to financial difficulties.
• Personality: Low self-esteem, self-criticism, pessimism.
• Family History: Having a family member with depression can increase the risk.
• Medication: Wrong use of sleeping pills and blood pressure medications may lead to depression.
• Substance Abuse: Alcohol or drug abuse may increase the risk of depression.
• Illness: Chronic pain, cancer, stroke or heart disease, HIV, can increase the risk of depression.
• Relationship Challenges: Failed relationships like failed marriages, friendship, and divorce may trigger depression.
• Infertility Issues: Barrenness, failed IVF procedures, repeated miscarriage can trigger depression.
• Prophecies:Predictions/forecasts of future occurrences especially bleak prophecies of doom and adversities.
  Depression and stress can worsen each other.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STROKE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

Depression is often considered a ‘Core’ mental health challenge, meaning it frequently occurs with and can exacerbate other mental health issues such as anxiety disorder, substance abuse etc.
Having depression significantly increases the likely hood of experiencing other mental health difficulties and vice versa.

HOW DEPRESSION CAN INTERACT WITH OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES

• Depression and Anxiety
• Depression and Substance Abuse
• Depression and Eating Disorders etc

TREATMENT OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION

Stress and Depression Management: means to reduce the negative impacts caused by stress and to improve personal physical and mental wellbeing.

WAYS OF MANAGING STRESS AND DEPRESSION

• Take control of your life
• Eat healthy diet
• Socialize with people
• Create time for yourself
• Avoid unhealthy habits and develop healthy ones
• Work smarter not harder
• Exercise
• Have enough sleep
• Set your own goals, do not allow people set goal for you
• Accept things you cannot change
• Face your fears. Do not avoid things you find difficult.
• Seek the help of therapists/psychiatrists and religiously take anti-depressant medications that may be prescribe

EFFECT OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION ON MENTAL HEALTH. CAUSES, RISK, FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT.

STRESS

This is defined as a normal response to challenging situations often temporary and can be managed with coping mechanisms.
Stress is also the natural reaction the body has when changes or challenges occur. It can result in many different physical, emotional and behavioral response. Everyone experiences stress from time to time. It is unavoidable. The body is naturally designed to experience stress and react to it.
Chronic stress (stress that persisted for long) can disrupt the body’s natural stress response system leading to an imbalance of neurotransmitters (dopamine) associated with mood regulation.
Constant stress can wear down a person’s resilience, making them more susceptible to developing depressive symptoms. The effects of chronic or long term stress can be harmful on their own and will ultimately lead to DEPRESSION.

DEPRESSION

Is a clinical mental health condition characterized by persistent low mood, loss of interest in activities and significant impairment in daily functioning lasting for at least 2weeks.
Stress and depression can significantly impact mental health by causing feelings of sadness, anxiety, irritability, difficulty concentrating, impaired decision-making, decreased motivation, trouble sleeping and increased risk of developing other mental health conditions like anxiety disorders.

KEY EFFECTS OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION ON MENTAL HEALTH

• Mood Swing: Frequent mood fluctuations, including feeling overwhelmed or on edge, persistent sadness, hopelessness and emptiness.
• Cognitive Impairment:Difficulty focusing, remembering details, making decisions and solving problems.
• Anxiety Neurosis (Disorders): Increased worry, nervousness and physical sensations like rapid heartbeat or sweating.
• Social withdrawal: Decreased interest in social activities and a tendency to isolate oneself and stay lonely.
• Low Self-Esteem: Negative self-talk and assessment, feelings of worthlessness and emptiness.
• Sleep Disturbance: Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or waking up too early and failing to sleep again.
• Physical Symptoms: Stress and depression can manifest physically through headaches muscle tension, Digestive issues and fatigue.

CAUSES OF STRESS

• Life Event: Significant life changes like changing locations, getting married, having a baby, preparing for big events.
• Work: Job loss, unemployment or difficult colleagues and bosses in the office.
• Physical Activity: Excessive physical activity or lack of it.
• Substance Abuse: Binge drinking, Smoking, Narcotics and drug abuse
• Sleep: Not getting enough sleep and sleep disruption.

CAUSES OF DEPRESSION

• Traumatic/Stressful Events: Loss of loved ones (Bereavement), loss of job leading to financial difficulties.
• Personality: Low self-esteem, self-criticism, pessimism.
• Family History: Having a family member with depression can increase the risk.
• Medication: Wrong use of sleeping pills and blood pressure medications may lead to depression.
• Substance Abuse: Alcohol or drug abuse may increase the risk of depression.
• Illness: Chronic pain, cancer, stroke or heart disease, HIV, can increase the risk of depression.
• Relationship Challenges: Failed relationships like failed marriages, friendship, and divorce may trigger depression.
• Infertility Issues: Barrenness, failed IVF procedures, repeated miscarriage can trigger depression.
• Prophecies:Predictions/forecasts of future occurrences especially bleak prophecies of doom and adversities.
  Depression and stress can worsen each other.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STROKE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

Depression is often considered a ‘Core’ mental health challenge, meaning it frequently occurs with and can exacerbate other mental health issues such as anxiety disorder, substance abuse etc.
Having depression significantly increases the likely hood of experiencing other mental health difficulties and vice versa.

HOW DEPRESSION CAN INTERACT WITH OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES

• Depression and Anxiety
• Depression and Substance Abuse
• Depression and Eating Disorders etc

TREATMENT OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION

Stress and Depression Management: means to reduce the negative impacts caused by stress and to improve personal physical and mental wellbeing.

WAYS OF MANAGING STRESS AND DEPRESSION

• Take control of your life
• Eat healthy diet
• Socialize with people
• Create time for yourself
• Avoid unhealthy habits and develop healthy ones
• Work smarter not harder
• Exercise
• Have enough sleep
• Set your own goals, do not allow people set goal for you
• Accept things you cannot change
• Face your fears. Do not avoid things you find difficult.
• Seek the help of therapists/psychiatrists and religiously take anti-depressant medications that may be prescribe.