Depression is just not very understandable to someone at the tail end of the 70s like me.
Because in my day, everyone was more upwardly mobile (exceptions don't count). Any difficulties, anything you couldn't get through, you just digested it on your own.
I'm also a middle-aged woman, and I've lost enthusiasm for a lot of things. But I really don't think this is depression. It's just a lack of purpose in life. Because everything you do seems to be the same, good or bad. No reward, no punishment.
The kids are old enough to leave. No need to follow him around every day. I'm not sure if you're going to be able to get a good deal on a new one, but I'm sure you're going to be able to get a good deal on a new one. The economy is not as tight as it was when I was young. In general, there is no goal to strive for.
The only solution is to find new interests and goals.
Whether it's depression or not, you have to get yourself out of it. If you don't save yourself, it's really hard to save yourself
When you have experienced some major setbacks or stress in your life, it's really easy for you to fall into a state of helplessness, disappointment, and lack of interest in anything. This can happen to anyone, not just women.
Is it depression can try to find some counselor to understand.
If you are not willing to find someone to talk to, then try to find some activities that you can make yourself willing to follow and participate in, such as not being able to participate in running, look at the reading, square dancing, watching movies, games, planting flowers, raising cats and dogs and so on. In short, let yourself find a willingness to go more mobile more involved in small things, adhere to do a month or two, to see if their mindset will change.
I hope you can be happy
There is a tendency to depression, but it is not equal to the real depression, a large part of the menopause psychological reaction.
All middle-aged women go through menopause, and some have a strong reaction, some have a mild reaction, and some don't realize it.
Physiological reactions: night sweats, hot flashes, fatigue, high and low blood pressure, palpitations, dizziness, body aches and pains.
Psychological reaction: anxiety and worry, sadness and depression, insomnia and forgetfulness, temperamental, no sense of anything to lose enthusiasm.
There may also be other causes.
Don't think too much, with age, energy is no longer strong, do not have the ability to do things, coupled with the possibility of menopause, there will be many kinds of frustration of the mind, they shift their attention, raise flowers and plants ah, learn to cook ah and so on, as long as there is something to do, it is a little better. Usually pay attention to exercise, find a few close friends to drink tea, chat, and gradually transition over.
I am now so, eat anything is not good, sleep is not good, not happy not sad, no seven feelings six desires. The fact is that I have lived a day to repeat 364 times, and I feel that life has no meaning.
Is it always or occasionally like this? If there is no interest in anything, that is something that needs to change! There is a tendency to depression.
There are multiple diagnostic criteria for depression, and loss of enthusiasm for anything is just one of them.