Feelings of Emptiness are an early sign of depression

Feelings of Emptiness are a sign of depression

Depression is a state of losing interest in things that once fascinated me earlier. Depression is a prominent mental health issue; over 3/4 of young adults and adults aged around 30 to 50 have experienced depression in their whole lives.

Early signs of depression:

Early signs of depression encompass feeling burnt out, feelings of emptiness, having repeated breakdowns are signs of depression, overthinking, zoning out, Anxiety, and aggression are the initial stages to apprehend if a person is suffering from depression; every individual goes through the process distinctively.

Emptiness is a symptom of Chronic or Manic Depression:

Emptiness makes an individual experience absolute or almost no mental or emotional sense of feeling anything, leading to zoning out, feeling uninterested in social interactions and their precious interests, and frustrated, which further evolves into either stage of depression, chronic depression, or manic depression.

Treatment:

Emptiness can be treated by articulating the feeling itself, which could help in understanding the cause of why one is feeling that way. Reaching out for professional help is always the best idea. CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), ECT(Electroconvulsive Therapy), Psychotherapy, and Brain Stimulation therapy are practiced by mental health practitioners to let the subject seek support and strength to fight the feeling. Emptiness can also instigate the loss of appetite, losing interest in living, and isolating self. Though prescribed Anti-depressants could start working after 4 to 8 weeks, individual capacity to hold the medication and the dosage could have major side effects, which is why seeking therapy, in this case, is much prioritized.

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