“SIGNS OF DEPRESSION”
By Dr. Hoyt W. Allen, Jr.
The National
Alliance for the
Mentally Ill (NAMI)
publishes a fact
sheet to help people
recognize signs of
depression and
suicide risk. They
are:
(1) Change in
personality: sad,
withdrawn,
irritable, anxious,
tired, indecisive,
apathetic.
(2) Change in
behavior: can’t
concentrate on work,
school, routine
tasks.
(3) Change in sleep
pattern:
oversleeping or
insomnia, sometimes
with
early waking.
(4) Change in eating
habits: loss of
appetite and weight,
or overeating.
(5) Loss of interest
in friends, sex,
hobbies, activities
previously enjoyed.
(6) Worry about
money, illness
(either real or
imaginary).
(7) Fear of losing
control, going
crazy, harming self
or others.
(8) Feelings of
overwhelming guilt,
shame, self-hatred.
(9) No hope for the
future: “It will
never get better; I
will always feel
this way.”
(10) Drug or alcohol
abuse.
(11) Recent loss
through death,
divorce, separation,
broken relationship,
or loss
of job, money,
status,
self-confidence,
self-esteem.
(12) Loss of
religious faith.
(13) Nightmares.
(14) Suicidal
impulses,
statements, plans;
giving away favorite
things; previous
suicide attempts or
gestures.
(15) Agitation,
hyperactivity,
restlessness may
indicate masked
depression.
If you or someone
you know is feeling
suicidal,
IMMEDIATELY call the
National Hotline
Network’s toll-free
access number: (800)
SUICIDE (784-2433).
You will
automatically be
linked to the
closest available
accredited suicide
hotline. Tell the
counselor who
answers what is
going on and you
will receive help.
We, as Christians,
can be very helpful
to those around us
by “just being
there”. We can serve
as a counselor to
those who have
confidence in us as
their friend,
neighbor, co-worker,
relative, etc.
Plainly, don’t
get short changed.
Let’s be ready to
meet our Maker. The
Bible teaches that
to avoid hell and
gain heaven -we
must:
1) Believe In Jesus
As Savior (Acts
16:31) 2) Repent Of
Sins (Acts 17:30) 3)
Confess Christ
Audibly (Acts 8:37)
4) Be Baptized In
Water (Acts 2:38)
5) Live A Christian
Life (Acts 14:22) 6)
Stay Active In The
Church (Acts 2:47)
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