The ratio of self diagnosis in physicalll illness is less as compared to mental illness. When it comes to mental illness people have not enough knowledge and they aren't aware fully about mental disorders and their diagnosis. People prefer to see a doctor when they are concern over their physical health but when it comes to their mental health, people usually start self diagnosing. People usually gets help from Google whenever they feel suspicious about their mental health and whatever comes to Google they believe on it.
In today's world where one side people are not much aware about psychological disorders and they only know 3,4 most common psychological disorders including depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder,panic disorder on the basis of these most common psychological disorders people start labelling themselves by searching signs and symptoms of these disorders. Unfortunately, people are not aware that what type of mess they are creating for themselves by not consulting a clinicians for any type of disorder. It's become so common that despite of consulting a clinicians or mental health professions people are relying on internet.
Among various psychological disorders the most common one is Depression. Despite of being so common and popular among people it is also one of the most misunderstood disorder because everyone is labeling themselves depressed without consulting a mental health professional.
If you ever asked someone that why you are sad and putting sad status on social media platform majority of them have one answer that they are in depression.
One day one of my friend expressed her feelings that all of a sudden during the day she feels sad and lose interest in those activities which she used love to do. After that I asked her why it happens ? And her answer was that she is depressed. I asked her are you sure and have you consulted with any Psychologist? She said no but I Know that this is Depression because I searched it on internet . After this conversation with my friend, I asked many people around that do they feel sad or sometimes lose interest in activities. Majority of them answered that yes they feel sad because it's Depression. I was shocked to realize the fact that how much little and incomplete knowledge is disastrous.
People are labeling themselves depressed just because they feel sad. This means that people all around the world have huge misunderstanding about depression. People who are luckily not in depression also feels that they are depressed because firstly they are not fully aware and secondly they are relying on internet. I have also met with those those people who are perfectly fine but just but after years they actually become depressed because they have always a perception that sadness is Depression.
Now it can be fully understand that how much depression is misunderstood and misinterpreted now a days. Due to inadequate knowledge the word Depression have spread towards us like a virus and people from every corner of the world are calling themselves depressed due to which people start taking depression lightly. When it comes to those who are actually a victim of depression gets neglected by their families and peers because it has been taken lightly just as normal flu due to which real depressed stuffers more and unable to get out of it. It has been become more difficult for the depressed people to express how depression feels like from the day people started taking depression nothing but just a sadness. Just because a word depression have just spread like a cancer the actual victim of depression have been mocked because no one take it serious.
Now what is the actual criteria of diagnosing a Depression or any other psychological disorders?
Just like different criteria and tests has been fixed for the diagnosis of any physical illnesses by physicians. Similarly, for the diagnosis of depression certain criteria has been fixed. Just like the diagnosis of cancer can only be possible by doctors similarly depression or any other mental illness can only be diagnosed by mental health professionals which means that diagnosis of any disease is not possible without
professionals. On the other hand, for any psychological disorders a patient must qualify all the signs and symptoms given in DSM-5 ( Diagnostic statistical manual).
People need to stop self diagnosis because it could be damaging. We need to stop normalizing depression and deals it jus like a sadness. A person must treat himself regarding any kind of health issue.
Among various psychological disorders the most common one is Depression. Despite of being so common and popular among people it is also one of the most misunderstood disorder because everyone is labeling themselves depressed without consulting a mental health professional.
If you ever asked someone that why you are sad and putting sad status on social media platform majority of them have one answer that they are in depression.
One day one of my friend expressed her feelings that all of a sudden during the day she feels sad and lose interest in those activities which she used love to do. After that I asked her why it happens ? And her answer was that she is depressed. I asked her are you sure and have you consulted with any Psychologist? She said no but I Know that this is Depression because I searched it on internet . After this conversation with my friend, I asked many people around that do they feel sad or sometimes lose interest in activities. Majority of them answered that yes they feel sad because it's Depression. I was shocked to realize the fact that how much little and incomplete knowledge is disastrous.
People are labeling themselves depressed just because they feel sad. This means that people all around the world have huge misunderstanding about depression. People who are luckily not in depression also feels that they are depressed because firstly they are not fully aware and secondly they are relying on internet. I have also met with those those people who are perfectly fine but just but after years they actually become depressed because they have always a perception that sadness is Depression.
Now it can be fully understand that how much depression is misunderstood and misinterpreted now a days. Due to inadequate knowledge the word Depression have spread towards us like a virus and people from every corner of the world are calling themselves depressed due to which people start taking depression lightly. When it comes to those who are actually a victim of depression gets neglected by their families and peers because it has been taken lightly just as normal flu due to which real depressed stuffers more and unable to get out of it. It has been become more difficult for the depressed people to express how depression feels like from the day people started taking depression nothing but just a sadness. Just because a word depression have just spread like a cancer the actual victim of depression have been mocked because no one take it serious.
Now what is the actual criteria of diagnosing a Depression or any other psychological disorders?
Just like different criteria and tests has been fixed for the diagnosis of any physical illnesses by physicians. Similarly, for the diagnosis of depression certain criteria has been fixed. Just like the diagnosis of cancer can only be possible by doctors similarly depression or any other mental illness can only be diagnosed by mental health professionals which means that diagnosis of any disease is not possible without
professionals. On the other hand, for any psychological disorders a patient must qualify all the signs and symptoms given in DSM-5 ( Diagnostic statistical manual).
People need to stop self diagnosis because it could be damaging. We need to stop normalizing depression and deals it jus like a sadness. A person must treat himself regarding any kind of health issue.
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