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Depression Can Sap Physical Energy

By Zinn Jeremiah

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Published: 22Jan2008
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Depression is the most common psychological problem in the US. Estimates vary, but it's generally presumed that twenty percent of US adults are depressed. Though it may not sound like a lot when stated as a percentage, as an actual number twenty percent of the US adult population amounts to tens of millions of people. With numbers that high, it wouldn't be a great stretch to refer to depression as an epidemic.

One of the problems with depression is treatment. In actuality, depression is typically a highly treatable condition with an impressive treatment success rate. Though not every person responds equally well to every type of depression treatment, it's a good bet that most people with depression will find success with either one, or a combination of, depression treatments. This is significant because there are a number of treatments for depression available, including but not limited to so-called talk therapy and pharmaceutical treatments.

The problem with depression treatment is that most people with depression don't get any sort of treatment at all. There are certainly a number of different potential reasons for this, including the stigma that still exists about admitting to being depressed. Another reason for lack of treatment for depression however is likely due to a lack of motivation. Though people may tend to consider depression a purely psychological condition, it actually manifests in physical ways too, one of which is sapping a person of desire. People who become depressed can become so listless that physical activity may seem almost overwhelming.

There may be a tendency to label the depressed person as being in some sort of funk or even being temporarily lazy, but the frequency of lethargy within depressed people leaves little doubt that physical inertia is in fact a genuine symptom of depression itself, and not something separate. Acknowledging that a lack of motivation and will is a symptom of depression is one thing, but dealing with the reality of such a state is something else entirely. A depressed person who is behaving in a listless fashion can be a source of great frustration to people who care for him or her, and even to the depressed person himself or herself. The thinking seems to go that the person who's feeling depressed should just will him or herself into action, and again, even the depressed person can share in this sort of critical thinking.

Frustrating though it may be, it's important to keep in mind that a lack of energy and physical action is a legitimate symptom of depression. Though this inertia can be difficult to deal with for everyone involved, the good news is that physical energy and will typically returns to a depressed person once treatment for depression is initiated.

Zinn Jeremiah is a freelance author. Find help for depression by visiting help depression or depression treatment.

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