What most people don't understand is that depression is much more than having a bad day or an off week?

大多數人不明白的是，抑鬱症遠不止是有一個糟糕的一天或一個不正常的星期？

It's a mood disorder that causes constant feelings of sadness, disinterest and emptiness because it affects someone mentally, physically and socially, most people don't have a good understanding of what it feels like.

這是一種情緒障礙，導致持續的悲傷、無趣和空虛的感覺，因為它影響一個人的精神、身體和社交，大多數人對這種感覺沒有很好的理解。

So to try to describe what it's like to give you a better understanding of depression here is how some may experience depression on a daily basis.

是以，為了嘗試描述它是什麼樣子，讓你更好地瞭解抑鬱症，這裡是一些人可能每天經歷的抑鬱症。

Number one, waking up exhausted and drained.

第一，醒來時精疲力盡，精疲力竭。

Have you ever stayed up really late and woke up feeling awful?

你是否曾經熬夜到很晚，醒來時感覺很糟糕？

Imagine that.

想象一下吧。

But every day Oftentimes, regardless of how much sleep someone with depression gets, they'll wake up without any energy.

但每天 無論抑鬱症患者的睡眠時間有多長，他們醒來時都會沒有任何能量。

This lack of energy makes it hard for them to get out of bed and do daily tasks that seem automatic to people without depression, you can think of depression as an invisible weight that brings you down everywhere you go.

這種能量的缺乏使他們很難下床，做一些在沒有抑鬱症的人看來是自動的日常工作，你可以把抑鬱症看成是一種無形的重量，使你走到哪裡都會被打倒。

You may not be able to see it, but it's always there making life harder.

你可能看不到它，但它總是在那裡使生活更加艱難。

# two, feeling as if there's no joy in life.

# 第二，覺得生活中好像沒有什麼快樂。

Have you ever tried to pay attention to a class you didn't enjoy at all time?

你有沒有試過一直關注你不喜歡的課程？

Seems to go slower and all you can do is count the minutes until it's over.

似乎走得比較慢，你能做的就是數著時間，直到它結束。

People suffering from depression might feel as if there's no joy or pleasure in their life at all, making them uninterested in everything in everyday life, Everyone has a hard time concentrating on things they don't enjoy, such as homework or chores, but what happens when someone doesn't enjoy life in general?

患有抑鬱症的人可能會覺得生活中根本沒有快樂或愉悅，使他們對日常生活中的一切都不感興趣，每個人都很難集中精力做他們不喜歡的事情，如家庭作業或家務，但當一個人不享受生活時會發生什麼？

Likely they'll become unresponsive and unfocused on the world around them so far.

很可能他們會變得反應遲鈍，到目前為止對周圍的世界沒有關注。

Do you relate to these two points?

你與這兩點有關係嗎？

Sick tico is about encouraging people to open up about their struggles, comment below your story.

Sick tico是為了鼓勵人們公開他們的鬥爭，在下面評論你的故事。

If you relate to this and will highlight the most impactful one in a future video, your story helps others.

如果你與此有關，並將在未來的視頻中強調最有影響的一個，你的故事有助於其他人。

Number three, low self esteem.

第三，自尊心不足。

Do you compare yourself to all the models and influencers on social media?

你是否將自己與社交媒體上所有的模特和影響者進行比較？

People with depression often do the same, but on a much larger scale it goes much deeper than thinking that their body isn't picture perfect.

患有抑鬱症的人經常做同樣的事情，但在更大的範圍內，它比認為他們的身體不是完美的圖片要深得多。

Instead they'll related to thinking that they're a failure as a person, family member, friend and everything else.

相反，他們會認為自己作為一個人、家庭成員、朋友和其他一切都很失敗。

They may see everyone around them living happily and think it's their fault that they're struggling.

他們可能看到周圍的人都生活得很幸福，認為他們的掙扎是他們的錯。

Of course that isn't the case since depression is no one's fault, but just like trying to stop comparing yourself to social media, trying to stop thinking you're a failure is extremely difficult.

當然，情況並非如此，因為抑鬱症不是任何人的錯，但就像試圖停止將自己與社交媒體進行比較一樣，試圖停止認為自己是個失敗者是非常困難的。

Number four complicated relationship with food.

第四，與食物的複雜關係。

Do you ever eat?

你吃過飯嗎？

Because you feel sad, bored or lonely, even though you're not hungry, much like eating to pass time.

因為你感到悲傷、無聊或孤獨，即使你不餓，很像吃東西來打發時間。

People suffering from depression may use food as a coping mechanism.

患有抑鬱症的人可能將食物作為一種應對機制。

They could ovary to distract themselves from how they feel or to avoid feeling numb or on the other hand, some with depression may also under eat, they may feel too numb or uninterested to the point where they see all food to be unappetizing.

他們可以通過排卵來轉移自己的注意力，或避免感到麻木；另一方面，一些患有抑鬱症的人也可能吃得少，他們可能感到太麻木或沒有興趣，以至於他們認為所有食物都不好吃。

In cases like this, it's important.

在這樣的情況下，這很重要。

You avoid phrases like you should be grateful, you have the option to eat or you're taking what you have for granted.

你避免使用一些短語，如你應該感激，你可以選擇吃東西，或者你把你所擁有的東西視為理所當然。

Instead you might want to listen to why they're not eating healthily and try to keep in mind that it's not something that can be fixed overnight.

相反，你可能想聽聽他們為什麼不健康地飲食，並試圖記住這不是一夜之間就能解決的事情。

Number five, everything feels hopeless.

第五，一切都感覺無望。

Do you ever feel like things will never get better whether pandemic related or not?

無論是否與大流行病有關，你是否曾覺得事情永遠不會好轉？

Everyone can think of a time where they felt helpless and hopeless, but people with depression feel hopeless not just about the state of the world, but about themselves as well.

每個人都能想到他們感到無助和無望的時候，但抑鬱症患者不僅對世界的狀況感到無望，而且對自己也感到無望。

They may think they'll never amount to everything or that they'll never learn how to cope with depression.

他們可能認為自己永遠不會有什麼成就，或者認為自己永遠無法學會如何應對抑鬱症。

This constant state of hopelessness can lead to them feeling exhausted and unmotivated all the time.

這種持續的無望狀態會導致他們一直感到疲憊不堪，沒有動力。

Number six, Unhealthy sleeping patterns never had trouble sleeping.

第六，不健康的睡眠模式從未出現過失眠。

Maybe you were tossing and turning because you were nervous about a job interview in the morning, many people depression struggle with this every night.

也許你輾轉反側是因為你對早上的工作面試感到緊張，許多人抑鬱症患者每天晚上都會有這種掙扎。

Depression is sometimes linked to other struggles such as insomnia and anxiety, both of which make sleeping even harder.

抑鬱症有時與其他鬥爭有關，如失眠和焦慮，兩者都使睡眠變得更加困難。

On the other hand, someone with depression could also sleep too much as well, since they may see it as an escape from their daily struggles either way.

另一方面，患有抑鬱症的人也可能睡得太多，因為他們可能認為這是一種逃避日常鬥爭的方式。

Having a healthy sleeping pattern is important for your mind and body and without one, you're more likely to feel exhausted, irritable and stressed and number seven physical pain.

擁有健康的睡眠模式對你的身心都很重要，如果沒有睡眠模式，你更有可能感到疲憊、煩躁和壓力，並有七種身體疼痛。

Imagine the worst headache you've ever had now.

想象一下，你現在有多嚴重的頭痛。

Imagine getting that around once every two weeks.

想象一下，每兩個星期就有一次這樣的機會。

While many people think mental and physical health are completely separate.

雖然很多人認為心理和身體健康是完全分開的。

They actually overlap in many ways.

它們實際上在許多方面是重疊的。

Or example people depression are more prone to body aches, headaches, nausea and muscle tension.

或者例如抑鬱症患者更容易出現身體疼痛、頭痛、噁心和肌肉緊張。

So while you may have trouble understanding the complex thoughts and feelings people with depression have, you may be more able to empathize with them knowing what physical pain is like.

是以，雖然你可能難以理解抑鬱症患者的複雜想法和感受，但你知道身體上的疼痛是什麼樣的，就可能更能夠對他們產生同情。

So did our video help you better understand what depression feels like if you haven't yet commented your story, we encourage you to either one try now to help someone else who's in your shoes or to share this video with someone who might need it.

那麼我們的視頻是否幫助你更好地理解抑鬱症的感覺，如果你還沒有評論你的故事，我們鼓勵你要麼現在就進行一次嘗試，以幫助其他與你處境相同的人，要麼與可能需要的人分享這段視頻。

Thanks so much for watching.

非常感謝您的觀看。

Take care and see you soon.

保重，很快就會見到你。