OVERVIEW

Do you feel sad? Are you complaining from low energy? Do you find things so difficult and major? Are daily activities difficult to do for you? Do you procrastinate the beginning of your works? Is the hour of your waking and sleeping irregular? Do you consider yourself as a lazy person? Aren’t you energetic and fresh when you wake up in the morning? Has it occurred to your mind that life is worthless? Do you think about death? Have your sexual tendencies changed? Have you become isolated or restless?

 Are these symptoms occurring in you over a specific period of time and are they different from your past? So you need to read the rest of this text and be aware that you may suffer from depression if you come to several positive answers. 

Therefore, psychotherapy helps you a lot to experience a happy life again. Six to twelve sessions of cognitive and behavioral therapy can change your whole life. Accompany Dr. Afshari and get to your desired destinations sooner and faster.

what is major depression?

A major depressive disorder occurs without any history of manic episodes. The least major depression episode should last is two weeks. A patient who is diagnosed with major depressive disorder must have at least four symptoms of a specific list, consisting of changes in appetite and weight, sleep and activity changes, lack of energy, feelings of guilt, difficulty in thinking and decision-making and having recurring thoughts about suicide or death.

Symptoms of major depression

• Depression exists in most hours of the day and almost every day. The person dealing with a depressive mood admits that, for instance, there are feelings of sadness, frustration, emptiness or there are times that it is obvious to other people, like a tearful face. It can be seen as an irritable mood in both children and adolescents. 
• A significant decrease in interests and enjoyments in almost every activity of your daily routine. Either the person involved acknowledges that or other people observe these changes. 
• Marked weight loss without being on a diet or weight gain (more than 5% body weight change in a month, for instance), increase or decrease in appetite on nearly every day. The criteria for children is defined with their failure in achieving expected weight.
• Insomnia or oversleeping almost every day.
• Psychological-movement Confusion or slowness in almost every day (Feeling mentally restless or slow is not enough, and it should be acknowledged by the others). 
• Fatigue and lack of energy almost every day.
• Consider oneself as a worthless person or feel excessive or Inappropriate guilt (which could be due to delusion) in almost every day, not just blaming themselves for being sick.
• Decrement in concentration and thinking ability in almost every day (One’s mental feeling or being observed by the others). 
• Not only being afraid of death, but also keep thinking about death, thoughts of suicide without any clear and specific plan, or having a particular plan to commit suicide or have committed suicide once.

Epidemiology

• The lifetime prevalence is estimated to be 5 to 17%. 
• It is twice as common in women compared to men. 
• The average age of onset is about 40. 
• It is more common in people with no interpersonal relationship or are divorced.
• There is no proof of the relationship between socio-economic status of individuals and major depressive disorder.

OVERVIEW

Have you experienced certain periods of happiness and geniality? Have you had insomnia or chattiness during those periods? Have your sexual desires incremented? Have you become extravagant and intolerant? Did you do things like reading books, religious deeds, etc. in an extreme and excessive way? Did you consider yourself as a grown person? Is it likely that others were conspiring for you? Have you been hospitalized? 

This is probable that you have bipolar disorder. There are specific periods when you experience intensified emotion and mood and you get angry. You may have encountered one or more periods of depression. Not only medicine is a must in this condition, but also psychotherapy will also be very effective. Especially in recognizing the early symptoms of recurrence of the disease and taking an on time action to treat and improve communication and normal functioning in society.

what is bipolar I (Type 1) disorder?

Bipolar I disorder also known as manic-depressive disorder is a syndrome with a complete set of manic symptoms in the course of disorder. Each specific period of abnormal mood lasts at least a week.

Symptoms of Bipolar I disorder

• Increase in self-confidence
• Reduction in the need for sleep, for example feeling refreshed and energetic after sleeping for three hours.
• Excessive talkativeness which is more than normal or a feeling of being pressured to speak.
• Disruption of thoughts or subjective experience of thoughts overthinking one another 
• Distraction
• Increase in goal-oriented activities (social, occupational, educational or sexual) or psychomotor agitation (aimless and indefinite activities)  
• Over-engagement in activities that can cause painful consequences for the person, including unlimited extravagance, sexual negligence or silly business investments

Bipolar II disorder (Type two)

If you have been to the peaks and valleys, you have lived part of your life energetically and have moved forward with motivation as well as experiencing other periods of your lives and works stopped by depression.   

Your romantic and marital relationships have been great in some periods or have sometimes ended with discomfort and this pattern has been repeated several times in your life. There is a possibility of bipolar II disorder. Keep reading the rest of the text and apply for psychotherapy. Through psychotherapy, you can re-experience a great life again and you achieve what you deserve and you are capable of in your life.

what is bipolar II disorder?

Bipolar II disorder is the presence of a history of depressive and semi-mania episodes in the course of disorder in which the symptoms of semi-mania are defined by specific severity, frequency and duration.

Symptoms of bipolar II disorder

Bipolar II disorder is the mild form of bipolar I disorder. A person suffering from type I needs to be hospitalized, while it is not a requirement for an individual with type 2.

OVERVIEW

Are you considering yourself as a sad person with low self-esteem since the time you can remember? Have enjoyable activities been missed in your life? Have you experienced anger inside you? Did you not interact with society and hardly went to social events? 

Therefore, it is likely that you are a depressed person. It is you who can decide not to spend the rest of your life as a depressed person and bring joy and liveliness and happiness to your daily life. Dr. Afshari is the person whom you can rely on with your psychotherapy sessions. 

what is dysthymia?

A Depressed mood may accompany people most of the day and most days. Dysthymia is associated with the feelings of inadequacy, anger and seclusion, guilt, irritability, loss of interest, lack of productivity and inactivity.

Symptoms of dysthymia

• Overeating or decreased appetite
• Fatigue or decreased energy
• Decreased self-confidence
• Poor concentration or low power of making a decision 
• Feeling frustrated and disappointed

Epidemiology

• Almost 5 to 6% of the total population get infected.
• In terms of incidence, there is no difference between the two genders (male and female).
• It is more common among women under 64 compared to men of any age.
• It is more common among single, low-income young people.
• It is more common among intimate relatives of the individual diagnosed with depressive disorder.

OVERVIEW

Are you regarded as a moody person? Are you being called “Sensitive”? Do your friends believe that there is no one better than you at a time and unbearable at another time? Do you benefit from an artistic theme in your life? Are you impressed (affected)) by other people’s affliction more than other people? Do your relationships with others, opposite sex specifically, form easily and quickly at the beginning but it faces a number of problems later?  

It is likely that it is a periodic mood disorder. You can adjust your lifestyle through going to psychotherapy sessions and gain awareness and necessary skills. Do not trust soon so you won’t regret later. Make good use of your resources and achieve your worth(eligibility) in life.

what is cyclothymic disorder?

Cyclothymic disorder is a disorder with numerous hypomanic and depressive episodes and is a mild form of bipolar II disorder.

Epidemiology

• It mostly consisted of people complaining about their marital and interpersonal problems.
• Its prevalence is estimated at 1% in total population.
• It is 3 times more in women in comparison with men.
• The onset age has been between 15 to 25 in approximately 50 to 75% of these patients. 
• There are often people with substance-related disorders in the families of these patients.