The reality of mood disorders
disproving the myths about mood disorders since 2014
The truth or the myth
Many myths about mood disorders and mental health have stemmed up in the past few years. They start as misunderstandings or as assumptions about a complicated subject. I will be bringing forward the reality behind these myths through out this flyer.
Depression
One of the biggest categories of mood disorders and also one of the most misunderstood.
Depression is just a feeling, If you try hard enough you can snap out of it
This is completely false. Depression is caused by chemical imbalances in the brain or a long lasting impression of a traumatic experience. You can not choose to be depressed or not it's a medical disorder.
Depression only occurs when bad things happen
While Depression can be caused by a traumatic experience there are other causes. some people are just born depressed, others slowly become it over time.
There is no way to treat depression
There are many ways to treat depression. There are many medications you can take, or you can try therapy to help control your emotions.
Another misconception about depression is that there are no outward signs
There are many outward signs including: loss of interest in favorite activity's, always tired, quit, secluding them selves.
Post partum depression
Some people believe P.P.D. is an excuse for mothers to be bad parents. In reality it is a mental disability affecting women all over the world.
Suicide
Only people suffering from depression are suicidal. Yet another huge misconception. Yes many people who are depressed think about suicide, but there are people with other mood disorders and people with no mental problems that commit suicide.
Drugs
People believe that anti depressants, lithium, and other medication can help anyone with a mood disorder. While these medications do help some people there are people and disorders that actually get worse when taking these drugs.
Halucination
It is generally believed that people with mood disorders do not hallucinate. This is false because when people suffer from serious depression, or Bipolar disorder they can start to hallucinate and here voices that are not there.
Having mania is fun
This could not be more wrong. Mania is a serious problem, It can cause endless energy but also causes insomnia. This also causes over spending and a lot of other problems.
Every one that is biopoler has the same symptoms.
There are many types of bipolar disorder and very few people experience being bipolar in the same way. The cycles are completely different and the length of mania and depression are different.