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LOW MOOD
Low mood is the feeling a person has when they are no longer able to live their life freely and spontaneously. It is a feeling of such a heavy burden that the joy of living gives way to the pressure of life. The morbid form of low mood is called depression. Not every ailment of this kind can be called pathological. There are states called “depressive” that belong to life at certain times and are therefore something “human,” and thus natural and situationally justified. I am thinking here of the crisis of adolescence or retirement, the loss of a loved one, or the loss of a job.
Causes and sources of low mood
The source of low mood may be the body. It is enough to think, for example, of a headache after a sleepless night or stomach problems. Because a person is a unity of body, soul, and mind, every disturbance makes itself known in all three dimensions, even if this is not always recognized. The range of possible physical causes is impossible to grasp for someone without medical training.
Low mood can also have psychological and spiritual causes and sources, and these, too, are not always explored. It may be a reaction to hurtful attention from a partner, a sense that a problem is looming at work, or it may be a kind of failure.
Low mood may be the result of a permanent burden, for example caused by stress, loneliness, difficulties in marriage, dislike of work, or by the fact that an important life problem seems unsolvable.
It may also be that someone does not know why it still persists and therefore suffers from existential frustration. This person feels empty. In this “empty space,” the feeling of discouragement grows and they no longer have the strength to defend themselves.
Treatment
Those who have felt depressed for a long time and believe that this condition no longer matches their original sense of vitality should consult a doctor, even if they think that this low mood is due to a number of understandable reasons. It is possible that their condition has a physical origin. It may also be that this condition has caused a serious physical and mental problem. Discouragement and apathy can be symptoms of seemingly ordinary fatigue. However, if emotional problems do not go away despite rest and quiet, it is necessary to seek help from a specialist. Getting out of depression on your own is extremely difficult, and sometimes even impossible.
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