The Truth About Mood Disorders
By: Olivia Krol
Depression is something you can just snap out of
REALITY: Depressive symptoms can last more than two weeks. If this occurs then depression can be diagnosed and help should be sought after
Depression only happens when bad things occur
REALITY: Causes of depression are genetics, life trauma, chemical imbalance of Serotonin in the brain
Post partum depression is an excuse for bad mothers
REALITY: the mothers tend to over worry about harming their child and the thoughts consume their lives to the point where they will not be near the child because they believe that they will hurt it
There are no treatments to depression
REALITY: medication and therapy greatly help manage depression
Antidepressants and lithium can help everybodty with a mood disorder
REALITY: medication only works for 65% of people. It has to be the correct type of medication otherwise it worsens the symptoms
There are no outward signs of dperession
REALITY: many people have a significant weight loss or gain, Stop caring about their physical appearance and how they present themselves, stomach or intestinal pains are also common
Having mania is fun
REALITY: When in a state of mania people are often irritable and make rash decisions that they later regret
No one hallucinates while suffering from a mood disorder
REALITY: hallucinations are a common symptom in many different mood disorders
Only people suffering from depression are suicidal
REALITY: Other mood disorders cause people to have suicidal thoughts or actions. Also a person does not need to have a mood disorder to be suicidal
Everyone who has Bipolar Disorder experiences it in the same way
REALITY: Some people spend a majority of the time in mania while others spend more time in depression. Also the speed of the cycles differs from person to person