The depression It is one of the most common psychological phenomena today. The pandemic, confinement, lack of employment and many other factors influence the emergence of questions that are difficult to answer, generate doubts and cause different disorders such as depressive neurosis.
Depressive neurosis is a type of depression (or a subtype of neurosis, this varies depending on the author) that at its discovery was related to nervous system disordersIn this article, we will look at how this term has evolved, what factors influence its appearance and possible remedies to solve it.
What is depressive neurosis?
Neurosis, as an independent concept, begins to be developed by the Scottish doctor William Cullen in the year 1769. This term served to describe all disorders, motor or sensory, derived from different nervous system problems.
Over time and with the development of studies by different experts, this term was reclassified. Currently, the word neurosis is used to define those Psychological problems that distort rational thinking of the person and interfere in different areas of their life.
An individual may suffer from neurosis without being considered a psychological disorder. It all depends on the level of severity that shows the patient and the inconveniences it can cause in his/her routine.
The term depressive neurosis was formerly used in psychiatry. Today, we can find its equivalent with the term dysthymiawhich is defined as a depressive disorder which does not reach what could be considered severe depression, even though they share symptoms and ways of treating it.
This disorder can be hereditary and its main features are its duration (to qualify as dysthymia, symptoms must be present for two years) and the emotional state (It is usually a continuous sadness during the day).
Symptoms
The symptoms of depressive neurosis are quite similar those of us who tend to experience severe depression:
- Lack of energy: lack of motivation and desire to do what they are obliged to do, such as their work. This characteristic leads to abuliaa term that defines the lack of will to perform one's duties.
- Slow cognitive processes: skills such as speech or mental agility are seen slowed down by mood. One of the cognitive abilities that is also affected by depressive neurosis is the concentration.
- Apathy: lack of interest and motivation in everything they set out to do. This lack of energy to face their activities leads to a decline in productivity.
- Low self-esteem: It is one of the main characteristics of many neuroses. The subject questions everything he has achieved and his accomplishments. This is due to one of the consequences of low self-esteem: high self-demand.
- Feeling of anger: This feeling feeds a time bomb. The person, depending on the situation they are in or the conversation they are having, You can explode your anger and frustration in a way that is harmful to himself and his surroundings.
- Lack or excess of appetite: the eating habits are affected by depressive neurosis. There are people who turn to food to solve their problems. As for the lack of appetite, it can influence the development of disorders such as anorexia wave bulimia.
- Sleep disorders: he insomnia or the inability to sleep 7-8 continuous hours without any interruption is another of the effects that appear due to depressive neurosis.
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What are the most common causes?
- Individual performance: the concatenation of errors in various areas of our daily life will increase the feeling of invalidity that we feel towards our abilities. Self-demand, which we talk about based on low self-esteem, increases this thought.
- Inability to maintain social relationshipsAn example of this emotional deprivation is the forced separation from ties with loved ones in our environment. We do not see ourselves capable of maintaining this relationship, due to the lack of emotional tools.
What treatment puts an end to depressive neurosis?
There are two different ways to solve this mental health problem. One option is to put yourself in the hands of a specialist and the other is a combination of therapy and drugs:
- Psychological treatment: Some tools that are currently used are: cognitive techniques (reorganization of ideas and thoughts), programming of enjoyable activitiestechniques of environmental modification (stimulus control) and the social skills trainingThe main thing is to put all your thoughts and beliefs in order, to solve internal conflicts.
- Hybrid treatment: it is a mixed treatment that combines therapy with a professional psychologist and drugs under medical prescription. The most commonly used are SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors).
The depressive neurosis It is not yet considered a disorder in itself, but it can alert you that something is not working properly.
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