2009-12-18, 12:12 AM
Ok well in order from what makes you most depressed to what doesn't really make you depressed at all is:
5. Decreased concentration or difficulty making decisions
1. Appetite decreased or increased
2. Sleep decreased or increased (insomnia or hypersomnia)
3. Fatigue or low energy
4. Low self-esteem
6. Feels hopeless or pessimistic
You can alter all of them except insomnia in order to increase your serotonin development. Insomnia is an actual disease that I unfortunately suffer(d) (I used to have it bad, but I started doing a lot more things like joining a sport, quick little work outs here and there) and you can't just get rid of it. Staying up till 3 AM or 5 AM is just considered Onset Insomnia, which is what a lot of people have; but with chronic and below, you have to last through it instead of just DECIDING to go to sleep.
It's all in peoples heads. I took a psychology class and have been to a few therapists and they all tell me the same thing. "Depression with teens is mainly used for attention or a gateway to thinking they're unique." Which is pretty sad, that they are just using it, and there are people who have it due to serious issues.
But yeah... improving eating habits, taking a nap every once in awhile, doing some activity that makes you feel better about yourself will definitely make your neurotransmitters improve and work more efficiently.
5. Decreased concentration or difficulty making decisions
1. Appetite decreased or increased
2. Sleep decreased or increased (insomnia or hypersomnia)
3. Fatigue or low energy
4. Low self-esteem
6. Feels hopeless or pessimistic
You can alter all of them except insomnia in order to increase your serotonin development. Insomnia is an actual disease that I unfortunately suffer(d) (I used to have it bad, but I started doing a lot more things like joining a sport, quick little work outs here and there) and you can't just get rid of it. Staying up till 3 AM or 5 AM is just considered Onset Insomnia, which is what a lot of people have; but with chronic and below, you have to last through it instead of just DECIDING to go to sleep.
It's all in peoples heads. I took a psychology class and have been to a few therapists and they all tell me the same thing. "Depression with teens is mainly used for attention or a gateway to thinking they're unique." Which is pretty sad, that they are just using it, and there are people who have it due to serious issues.
But yeah... improving eating habits, taking a nap every once in awhile, doing some activity that makes you feel better about yourself will definitely make your neurotransmitters improve and work more efficiently.