If you see these symptoms, please communicate with your child in time and need the intervention of a psychologist if necessary.
The score of 0 1 suddenly drops.
Children's depression will make it difficult for them to concentrate and get distracted easily, so it is more difficult for them to concentrate on class and finish their homework. For example, students who usually get excellent grades suddenly get worse in the exam.
I get enough sleep every day, but I'm still very tired.
Generally speaking, children and adolescents need longer sleep time, and abnormal changes in sleep habits may suggest that children have signs of depression.
People with depression often wake up early and then can't sleep, which makes it impossible to recover their physical strength through sleep. They are more likely to feel tired, be late for class, doze off and forget things, which will affect their normal study life.
Feel useless.
Depressed children always feel worthless, have low self-esteem, and think that "I am useless" and "I am a waste". Psychological counselors/therapists will help children find these negative self-evaluations and guide them to adjust this pessimism.
Don't play with peers.
Depressed children like to be isolated from others. They don't like or even refuse to participate in social activities that many people feel happy and bored, so they take the initiative to leave the peer group.
Refuse to participate in interesting activities.
It is normal for children to feel depressed in the face of stressful scenes such as exams, homework and competitions. However, it is still difficult to restore happiness after stress reduction, which is one of the common symptoms of depression. For example, when going out to play, eating with friends and other relaxing activities, they may find that this cheerful atmosphere will make them feel uncomfortable because they don't feel happy.
Emotional irritability or irritability
Melancholy is a common manifestation of adult depression, but children's emotions may be impatient.
Teenagers' emotions are always changeable. They may be grumpy after school, but a meal will ease them. However, if the child loses his temper easily at any time, he should pay attention to whether there are other symptoms of depression.
Happy memories will not make children happy.
Good memories can bring hope to ordinary children, but they will not cheer up depressed children. If you tell them "we will experience this happiness again", they may say "Don't remind me" because they often can't imagine a happy future.
It is easier to cry than usual.
Crying is a very healthy way to express feelings. But if your child cries more often and your intuition tells you that something is wrong, you should check what makes your child cry.
Don't want to be comforted
It's normal to feel depressed, especially after something frustrating. Usually people need emotional support in difficult times. But a depressed child may refuse to support because he knows that it will not make the sadness disappear. "Giving me a hug will make me feel even worse, because I want to get back to normal, but I can't."
10 doesn't care about anything.
Symptoms of depression will make children stop caring about anything, including going to school and going out with friends, and he will say no to most things.
1 1 appetite change.
Whether the picky eater suddenly starts to overeat or the eater begins to lose interest in eating, the change of appetite may be a symptom of depression. Children will naturally change their eating habits when they grow up, but if they change a lot, they should pay attention to whether there are other signs of depression.
12 family has a history of depression.
Families with a medical history are more likely to have mental health problems, and even if their relatives are not clearly diagnosed, there may be signs of depression. Doctors usually ask if they have a family history of depression before asking about symptoms.