Blog by A psychiatrist in Japan.

Blog by A psychiatrist in Japan.
渋谷の公園の樹木

2010-06-14

私のぼろぼろ愛車(中古)

 書くの忘れたので、もう一つ、本日、私めの中古激安で買い長年連れ添った愛車が、Am9:00に長年患っていたギアギア症候群が悪化し、車屋さんに入院しました。これからの安否が気になる所です。1週間は入院を要するようで、私を置いていかないでおくれ〜。と祈るばかりです。

私の診療所

本日は、自虐ネタでも書こうかと思います。私の診療所はいわゆる、ツブクリです。
診療時間は患者様がお帰りになるまでで、1日1患者のような診療所(笑)まあ、そんな診療所が好きなのですが、HPには何かと小難しい事ばかり書いてますが、私はふにゃふにゃ精神科医なのです。ですから、患者様もあなたが医者ですか?!ええ、私が医師です。。。しかも、たまに私が電話に出る時もあるので、なんで?先生が?と皆様に言われたりと、お粗末な話がたえない日々を過ごしております。

Physical Symptoms of Depression include:

Physical Symptoms of Depression include:

* Changes in weight - either significant loss or gain in weight.
* Restlessness, fatigue.
* Physical aches and pains, sometimes with the fear that you are seriously ill.

Some more Severe Symptoms of Depression include:

* Thoughts about death or suicide.
* Increased heart beat
* Poor concentration, memory or attention.

Common symptom of depression, as voiced by Hamlet: "How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world!"

Importantly, there are also other illnesses which may produce similar symptoms to depression, and that require a very different treatment. Your doctor will be able to test for these.

The way our thought process works, how depression affects our biology and where the physical symptoms of depression come from are the most vital pieces of information needed to Understand Depression.

Symptoms of Depression.

Some common symptom and sign of depression include:

Severity of Depression symptoms varies with individuals and also varies over time. Some of them may be as follows:

* Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism.
* You feel that life has/is 'passing you by'.
* You don't want to see people or are scared to be left alone. Social activity may feel hard or impossible.
* Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness.
* Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood.
* You feel exhausted a lot of the time with no energy.
* You feel as if even the smallest tasks are sometimes impossible.
* You spend a lot of time thinking about what has gone wrong, what will go wrong or what is wrong about yourself as a person. You may also feel guilty sometimes about being critical of others (or even thinking critically about them).
* Loss of interest in previously pleasurable activities.
* You feel a burden to others.
* You sometimes feel that life isn't worth living.
* You feel you have no confidence.
* You have difficulty sleeping or wake up very early in the morning and can't sleep again.