STACIA LAVALLIE
Menu
Blog Posts
\Depression, a term that shouldn't be taken or used lightly. 'Psychiatry. a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal; sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason.' is the meaning on Depression.com which is actually pretty true. Randomly, you get hit with just being sad for no reason. On mayoclinic.org, there's many symptoms listed such as lack of interest, angry outbursts, sleep disturbances and even just having trouble making decisions.
It may seem stupid to most people, but it can be very serious in some cases. Some people will experience suicidal thoughts, and will self harm because they feel like they deserve it. Some of my friends have them, and I hate that they do because they are so much better than what they see and think. They feel empty and worthless, and like nothing will ever get better. Which isn't true, they are definitely amazing and I remind them all the time. I personally experience depression, and I don't like to tell many people because that isn't my identity. I'm so much more than the thoughts that I won't be good enough. I'm not just the sad girl. Sometimes I fall into the pit of just not feeling like doing anything or sitting in my room listening to music. I love to spend time with family and friends, which make me smile when I am not feeling the best. I definitely didn't feel it until I was around 13. When researching why people develop depression, I found many possibilities. The one you hear in Health class, for many years is the common "chemical imbalance" which is true but it's too vague. Research shows that the hippocampus is much smaller within those who have depression by nine to thirteen percent within women. Stress also contributes to the non-production of new neurons in the hippocampus. Medication often is delayed in helping those who need it because it takes time for nerves to grow and build connections. Antidepressants help the hippocampus grow, as research shows.
0 Comments
Welcome to the start of what I hope actually works. I enjoy writing, it just helps get the thoughts out and I like to write about topics I actually like. Sometimes, it becomes a lot when you write about topics you're not interested in or have no opinion on.
So anyways, I chose Health because mental health interests me. It's intriguing learning the reason why people have a certain "mental disorder." The more obvious topics, anxiety and depression, I have personal experience with so I'll have more to say about those topics. I plan on researching the topics of course. I also plan on writing about physical health too, about topics that seem interesting. I just don't think I want to write second hand entertainment news, that seems boring to me. I've always felt like Health is interesting, because things are facts and it can't change up too often. As well as I want to be a pediatrician. Previously, I wanted to be a vet and then a dermatologist. I just find medical topics intriguing, and I even follow pages on social media of more medical pages, that show surgeries, body parts and are just uncensored. Most people don't look much further into medical topics. I feel like not many people want to cover health topics because it seems boring but sometimes I catch myself falling into a YouTube hole. That consists of many videos of uncommon medical issues and the explanation behind them. Some may be not seem interesting, like depression. But why people get that, through genetics or some other explanation can be cool. The thoughts and the stories many people don't know and I'm here ti inform you and also, give my insight on the topics because otherwise, it's not a personal blog. |
Blog postsHere , you will find posts on my life in quarantine and about some health topics I wanted to know more about. Below you can skip ahead to each month where I posted Archives
May 2020
Categories |