Cause and Effect Essay 2-First Draft

Cause and Effect Essay 2-First Draft

23.04.2014

Melike Büşra SAĞIR

Effects of Depression

 Depression is a common mental disorder whose root varies person to person. It occurs depending on the experiences of individuals which can be about their relationship, social environment or anything else triggering it, and it causes them feelings of sadness. Coping with depression is very difficult for both themselves and their families because it is not easy to overcome. It may be also difficult to understand whether you're depressed or not; however, it is obvious that there are some effects of depression which can be alcohol and substance abuse, problems at work or school and loneliness on their lives.

 First, alcohol and substance abuse are prevalent among people who are suffering with depression. It gives temporarily a feeling of relief from state of mind brought about by depression; therefore, people with depression tend to overuse them. Inasmuch as they feel better using those substances, they continue to repeat that behavior. In view of much more repetitions, they cannot get out of control not coping with their self-control and they are increasingly addicted to them. Thus, they should see the doctor in order to be implemented the treatment required and to get rid of those illegal drugs in a short time.

 Second, problems at work or school are another effect of depression. They can have frequently loss of self-confidence and self-esteem on account of the fact that they think that they do not have enough strength to deal with any other things. Additionally, they can confront sleeping problems as they have difficulty in inability to sleep or waking up much earlier than usual. Therefore, they have loss of productivity at their work or school and they cannot concentrate well on tasks taking too long. Those factors cause people with depression to be lazy and complacent.

 Third, another effect of depression on people’s lives is loneliness. They are not delighted in things that are usually pleasurable or interesting and they stay aloof and reticent for offerings from their friends. Besides, they'd rather sit at home and they go into much more depression because of gloomy feelings. Despite the fact that they sometimes avoid from other people or their close friends, they feel helplessness and hopelessness and need a shoulder to cry on. Since they consider themselves as a killjoy, they can have strong feelings of guilt or worthlessness, sometimes even suicide or death.

 In brief, people have some impacts which are alcohol and substance abuse, problems at work or school and loneliness as a result of depression, which can be quite painful for them. As soon as people realize some medical symptoms such as fatigue or becoming oppressive occurring in them, they need to see the doctor immediately. If they ignore this disorder fabricating an excuse, they cannot have an opportunity to recover from it.