Channa mereya mereya
Channa mereya mereya
Channa mereya mereya beliya
O piya...
Well, Arjit Singh's songs can get you into depression if you listen to it on a loop !
Probably there was never a time in human histroy where there are record number of people who are depressed ! Today, 7th April is World Health Day. Honestly I got to know about it only this morning while watching news. But nevertheless, what triggered me to write a blog on it was the theme on which UN has dedicated this year to, 'Depression : Let's talk'. I am an active advocate of having a 'Happy' lifestyle. Looking at a number of people I know personally who are a bit depressed, I thought I could write a few things which may be of some help (provided they read it haha) !
What is 'Depression' ?
Depression is a very difficult term to define and there are various medical definitions on the internet which you could just google. As far as I understand it, it is a prolonged feeling of sadness and lack of interest in doing general things which we do on a daily basis. It is not about being lazy on a Sunday morning but it is about being lazy almost daily in whatever activities we do. A lot more could be said but I guess people who are down may get what I am trying to talk about !
Depression : Causes
1- Failing to Move on !
While it is very difficult to pin-point the exact causes of depression, but since it is about being very down for a prolonged period of time, the reason can be because of some problem in professional/personal life which has extended beyond a normal phase. Like if breakups or failures happens, people do get over it after a certain normal period of time. BUT, it is when you overthink on that particular situation over a long time and fail to move on ahead in life is when Depression happens. It is like 'Economic Depression' which happens due to repeated consecutive 'Economic Recession'. A recession is a temporary slowdown in economic activity and just when it is prolonged for a number of years is when it is termed as 'Economic Depression'. Similarly ,it is the temporary failures or heartbreaks which have been not gotten over for a prolonged period of time that causes depression. Depression is basically extended feeling of extreme sadness !
2- Communication Gap
At no point in human history has technology made people so accessible to each other. But the irony is that at no point in human history has the communication gap been so high ever between us and our loved ones. It is when an issue that has been lying inside us for a very long time had not been communicated to our loved ones is when the problem gets accentuated !
3- Lifestyle
It is very rare for someone my age group who are disciplined with their lifestyle. No fixed timing to eat, sleep, work and exercise ! No wonder we are also becoming the diabetes capital of the world ! We are cluttered with many things at the same moment of time socializing when we are working and working when we are socializing ! Watching television series and playing games till early morning and getting up sleep deprived to work in our silly cubicle ! Lack of a disciplined and regular lifestyle is what is making people depressed !
4- Food & Nutrition
I don't see many people who are aware about the nutrition or diet that they are following (if it exists in the first place) . No fresh fruits, dry fruits and simple healthy meals ! Also due to work and stuff their timings have been irregular. And I feel water is totally not part of diet among our generation ! Irregular and unhealthy diet also may lead to depression !
5- Social Media and Internet !
The world is probably suffering from too much social media I suppose ! It is actively playing a very dangerous role in our subconscious minds by putting things in front of the that are totally unnecessary or irrelevant to us ! There are media channels I know with social media managers who are playing with minds of people by deliberating putting in content which are very crazy and depressing. Such pages sometimes I think are celebrating and accentuating the problem of 'Depression' instead of solving it ! Day in day out we are bombarded with paid blogs telling us '10 things to do to make our life happy' and blah blah blah blog posts which are utter bullshit and primarily very superficial ! The problem with social media is that the unnecessary content overwhelms the necessary stuff ! Free/cheap internet when not used judiciously becomes an addiction leading to attention problems !
Above here I tried to jot down some very general aspects about the emotional, social and physical factors that could lead to Depression. The solution to 'Depression' is a very complex subject . That will require another blog post which I will write very shortly ! Hope this helped at least to detect the fundamental causes that lead to depression. View are entirely personal !
Channa mereya mereya
Channa mereya mereya beliya
O piya...
Well, Arjit Singh's songs can get you into depression if you listen to it on a loop !
Probably there was never a time in human histroy where there are record number of people who are depressed ! Today, 7th April is World Health Day. Honestly I got to know about it only this morning while watching news. But nevertheless, what triggered me to write a blog on it was the theme on which UN has dedicated this year to, 'Depression : Let's talk'. I am an active advocate of having a 'Happy' lifestyle. Looking at a number of people I know personally who are a bit depressed, I thought I could write a few things which may be of some help (provided they read it haha) !
What is 'Depression' ?
Depression is a very difficult term to define and there are various medical definitions on the internet which you could just google. As far as I understand it, it is a prolonged feeling of sadness and lack of interest in doing general things which we do on a daily basis. It is not about being lazy on a Sunday morning but it is about being lazy almost daily in whatever activities we do. A lot more could be said but I guess people who are down may get what I am trying to talk about !
Depression : Causes
1- Failing to Move on !
While it is very difficult to pin-point the exact causes of depression, but since it is about being very down for a prolonged period of time, the reason can be because of some problem in professional/personal life which has extended beyond a normal phase. Like if breakups or failures happens, people do get over it after a certain normal period of time. BUT, it is when you overthink on that particular situation over a long time and fail to move on ahead in life is when Depression happens. It is like 'Economic Depression' which happens due to repeated consecutive 'Economic Recession'. A recession is a temporary slowdown in economic activity and just when it is prolonged for a number of years is when it is termed as 'Economic Depression'. Similarly ,it is the temporary failures or heartbreaks which have been not gotten over for a prolonged period of time that causes depression. Depression is basically extended feeling of extreme sadness !
2- Communication Gap
At no point in human history has technology made people so accessible to each other. But the irony is that at no point in human history has the communication gap been so high ever between us and our loved ones. It is when an issue that has been lying inside us for a very long time had not been communicated to our loved ones is when the problem gets accentuated !
3- Lifestyle
It is very rare for someone my age group who are disciplined with their lifestyle. No fixed timing to eat, sleep, work and exercise ! No wonder we are also becoming the diabetes capital of the world ! We are cluttered with many things at the same moment of time socializing when we are working and working when we are socializing ! Watching television series and playing games till early morning and getting up sleep deprived to work in our silly cubicle ! Lack of a disciplined and regular lifestyle is what is making people depressed !
4- Food & Nutrition
I don't see many people who are aware about the nutrition or diet that they are following (if it exists in the first place) . No fresh fruits, dry fruits and simple healthy meals ! Also due to work and stuff their timings have been irregular. And I feel water is totally not part of diet among our generation ! Irregular and unhealthy diet also may lead to depression !
5- Social Media and Internet !
The world is probably suffering from too much social media I suppose ! It is actively playing a very dangerous role in our subconscious minds by putting things in front of the that are totally unnecessary or irrelevant to us ! There are media channels I know with social media managers who are playing with minds of people by deliberating putting in content which are very crazy and depressing. Such pages sometimes I think are celebrating and accentuating the problem of 'Depression' instead of solving it ! Day in day out we are bombarded with paid blogs telling us '10 things to do to make our life happy' and blah blah blah blog posts which are utter bullshit and primarily very superficial ! The problem with social media is that the unnecessary content overwhelms the necessary stuff ! Free/cheap internet when not used judiciously becomes an addiction leading to attention problems !
Above here I tried to jot down some very general aspects about the emotional, social and physical factors that could lead to Depression. The solution to 'Depression' is a very complex subject . That will require another blog post which I will write very shortly ! Hope this helped at least to detect the fundamental causes that lead to depression. View are entirely personal !
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