Is being sad really bad? Nope! Sadness is a normal human emotion and isn’t really bad as we all assume. Sadness is just an outcome of an unfulfilled expectation, a disappointment, a separation, a failure or a loss. Sometimes, inability to handle (increasing) stress also leads to sadness. Actually, sadness saves a great amount of physical and mental energy by keeping an individual inactive, isolated and grounded over a short amount of time. The individual would need same energy in near future for re-starting to act or react upon something engaging and promising.
Body language of a sad person speaks loudly to eyes of an observer. Such person appears detached from outer world and disinterested in what is happening around. Person’s body posture appear loose, crooked, saggy or requiring some king of physical support to keep body straight and upright. The outer edges of the person’s lips turn downward, focus is not maintained, no attention is given to others and no prolonged eye contact is made. Extreme expression of sadness is weeping and crying out loudly to seek immediate caressing, consoling and social support.
Actually, a sad person seeks social support and stimulation to get rid of sadness. Motivation, hope, humor, promise, positivity and new opportunities drive away sadness and bring a person back in action, interaction and physical movements. In short, negative social stimulation(s) brings sadness and positive social stimulation(s) drives it away. However, depression can’t be driven away as easily as sadness.
When sadness descends into deeper level of a person’s life for a prolonged time then it turns into depression. Unlike short-term sadness, depression is a mental disorder. It essentially disables a person. Severe and prolonged depression makes permanent damages to body, mind, brain and social rapport. Untreated acute depression (‘clinical depression’) can result in suicide. Hence, depression shouldn’t be taken lightly at all.
What exactly leads to depression? Prolonged social isolation, childhood abuse, dysfunctional family, lack of a good company, guilt, lack of regular & positive social interactions, oppression, recurring failures, failed ambitions, deceased intimate person(s), broken heart, failed relationships, failed ventures, negative self-image, worthlessness, hopelessness, helplessness and most importantly - not being able to find any alternative way out of the ongoing personal condition i. e. chronic illness leads to depression. Malnutrition, deficiency, hormonal imbalance and heredity can also contribute to depression.
Depression in a person can be detected through his/her body language, vocal, speech, behavioral and nonverbal clues which can’t at all remain hidden, suppressed or muted for a long time. Therefore, you should be able to detect depression in yourself and also in others to treat it effectively and timely to avoid devastating outcomes.
Development of depression in older people is quite obvious due to deterioration, disabilities and deformations. However, falling prey to depression among adults, young men or women and children is increasing worldwide.
Following are few key body language, vocal, speech, behavioral and nonverbal clues conveying depression:
1) Person hardly makes any eye contact or avoids a prolonged one. Person buries his/her eyes into something, keeps eyes closed or keeps looking at something for a long time most. Dark circles could also develop around eyes. Person’s eyes lack luster, spark or shine.
2) Person’s cardiovascular capacity goes down significantly. Person breaths rapidly and pants heavily during seemingly routine and normal physical activities. Person experiences body pain and muscular weakness. Person suffers from frequent sickness and fatigue.
3) Depression drains energy out of a person so such person’s overall body language i. e. facial expressions, hand gestures, vocal tone, gaze and body movements appear lacking esteem, passion, pride, coordination, flow, swag, speed, strength, spontaneity and firmness.
4) Person remains silent, isolated and withdrawn for a long time. Person doesn’t want to exert himself/herself on anybody, doesn’t make his/her presence felt by others, doesn’t draw anybody’s attention or doesn’t take any active interest in interactions.
5) Person’s doesn’t give enough attention to and takes care of his/her own physical appearance. Person doesn’t take care about how he/she looks in public. Person wears uncleaned and untidy cloths. Person lacks cleanliness and doesn’t care about hygiene.
6) Person’s body postures appear dull, dented or downward. Person doesn’t stand upright, always seeks some physical support, doesn’t keep self straight and remains seated or laid down at one place for a very long time without saying or doing anything.
7) Person can't focus or dedicate to on work life. Person wouldn't carry out given or self-assigned tasks and duties properly and timely. Procrastinating, yawning and telling excuse becomes routine for a depressed person. Work turns into punishment.
8) Person appears demotivated, uncaring and disinterested to do, to carry, to perform, to act, to show or to repeat exactly what he/she once used to with a great interest, pride, energy and enthusiasm.
9) Person’s voice sounds low, heavy and filled with a great pain. Person speaks very slowly, takes a long time to complete words and also takes long pauses. Person doesn’t open up voluntarily.
10) Person doesn’t sleep well, deeply or calmly and eat appropriately. Person might eat a lot or very less. Person starts loosing appetite, vigor and libido.
11) Person shows frequent and unpredictable mood swings through expressions, vocal tones and body movements.
12) Person indulges into serve addiction, drug abuse, self-abuse, self-harm and self-infliction.
How to recognize a depressed person through verbal clues? Upon asking to share plans, thoughts, views, perspectives and opinions; the depressed person often expresses irritation, negativity, lack of confidence, complaining, uncertainty, helplessness and anxiety. Basically, a depressed person feels as if nothing is left to contribute to world, society, community, family or group.
Depression leads to decreased or no physical activities, lack of social interactions, bad eating habits, inability to focus, addiction and deteriorated health. Similarly, lack of physical activities, addiction, absence of good social interactions, bad nutrition, lack of great goals and diversion from healthy lifestyle can also contribute to depression.
Is our so-called modern, technological, intimacy-deprived, physically unchallenged, indoor, unbalanced and unnatural lifestyle the very reason behind increasing rate of minute to acute depression in population? NOW is the time to check and change.
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Body language of a sad person speaks loudly to eyes of an observer. Such person appears detached from outer world and disinterested in what is happening around. Person’s body posture appear loose, crooked, saggy or requiring some king of physical support to keep body straight and upright. The outer edges of the person’s lips turn downward, focus is not maintained, no attention is given to others and no prolonged eye contact is made. Extreme expression of sadness is weeping and crying out loudly to seek immediate caressing, consoling and social support.
Actually, a sad person seeks social support and stimulation to get rid of sadness. Motivation, hope, humor, promise, positivity and new opportunities drive away sadness and bring a person back in action, interaction and physical movements. In short, negative social stimulation(s) brings sadness and positive social stimulation(s) drives it away. However, depression can’t be driven away as easily as sadness.
When sadness descends into deeper level of a person’s life for a prolonged time then it turns into depression. Unlike short-term sadness, depression is a mental disorder. It essentially disables a person. Severe and prolonged depression makes permanent damages to body, mind, brain and social rapport. Untreated acute depression (‘clinical depression’) can result in suicide. Hence, depression shouldn’t be taken lightly at all.
Depression in a person can be detected through his/her body language, vocal, speech, behavioral and nonverbal clues which can’t at all remain hidden, suppressed or muted for a long time. Therefore, you should be able to detect depression in yourself and also in others to treat it effectively and timely to avoid devastating outcomes.
Development of depression in older people is quite obvious due to deterioration, disabilities and deformations. However, falling prey to depression among adults, young men or women and children is increasing worldwide.
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1) Person hardly makes any eye contact or avoids a prolonged one. Person buries his/her eyes into something, keeps eyes closed or keeps looking at something for a long time most. Dark circles could also develop around eyes. Person’s eyes lack luster, spark or shine.
2) Person’s cardiovascular capacity goes down significantly. Person breaths rapidly and pants heavily during seemingly routine and normal physical activities. Person experiences body pain and muscular weakness. Person suffers from frequent sickness and fatigue.
3) Depression drains energy out of a person so such person’s overall body language i. e. facial expressions, hand gestures, vocal tone, gaze and body movements appear lacking esteem, passion, pride, coordination, flow, swag, speed, strength, spontaneity and firmness.
4) Person remains silent, isolated and withdrawn for a long time. Person doesn’t want to exert himself/herself on anybody, doesn’t make his/her presence felt by others, doesn’t draw anybody’s attention or doesn’t take any active interest in interactions.
5) Person’s doesn’t give enough attention to and takes care of his/her own physical appearance. Person doesn’t take care about how he/she looks in public. Person wears uncleaned and untidy cloths. Person lacks cleanliness and doesn’t care about hygiene.
6) Person’s body postures appear dull, dented or downward. Person doesn’t stand upright, always seeks some physical support, doesn’t keep self straight and remains seated or laid down at one place for a very long time without saying or doing anything.
7) Person can't focus or dedicate to on work life. Person wouldn't carry out given or self-assigned tasks and duties properly and timely. Procrastinating, yawning and telling excuse becomes routine for a depressed person. Work turns into punishment.
8) Person appears demotivated, uncaring and disinterested to do, to carry, to perform, to act, to show or to repeat exactly what he/she once used to with a great interest, pride, energy and enthusiasm.
9) Person’s voice sounds low, heavy and filled with a great pain. Person speaks very slowly, takes a long time to complete words and also takes long pauses. Person doesn’t open up voluntarily.
10) Person doesn’t sleep well, deeply or calmly and eat appropriately. Person might eat a lot or very less. Person starts loosing appetite, vigor and libido.
11) Person shows frequent and unpredictable mood swings through expressions, vocal tones and body movements.
12) Person indulges into serve addiction, drug abuse, self-abuse, self-harm and self-infliction.
How to recognize a depressed person through verbal clues? Upon asking to share plans, thoughts, views, perspectives and opinions; the depressed person often expresses irritation, negativity, lack of confidence, complaining, uncertainty, helplessness and anxiety. Basically, a depressed person feels as if nothing is left to contribute to world, society, community, family or group.
Depression leads to decreased or no physical activities, lack of social interactions, bad eating habits, inability to focus, addiction and deteriorated health. Similarly, lack of physical activities, addiction, absence of good social interactions, bad nutrition, lack of great goals and diversion from healthy lifestyle can also contribute to depression.
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