When spring comes, the behavior of animals will change: the bear has passed the hibernation period and is out of the hole; Dogs are lively and jumping into estrus; (Canada) Goose begins to migrate. What about humans? We became manic. Every spring is a high incidence of suicide, and at this time, manic patients are prone to collapse, and there are a lot of involuntary mental hospitalizations.
In 2020, an epidemiological study published by more than 20 universities and research teams, such as Harvard University and Tokyo University, analyzed the suicide data of 1996-20 16 in two countries/regions, and found that spring is the high incidence season of suicide, and this is an international trend, which is the case in countries with different latitudes in the northern and southern hemispheres. Obviously, spring is the day when spring blooms and everything recovers. Why is spring the peak of depression, suicide and other problems? Next, let's look at the reasons.
1, weather change
2. The inflammation is very serious
3. Psychological gap
4. Social pressure
1, weather change
Throughout the year, the season with changeable climate is spring. In spring, the human body naturally accelerates metabolism, hormones are vigorous, endocrine is prone to disorder, and mood swings increase. Both positive and negative may be excessive and impulsive, resulting in disorder of hormone secretion in the human brain and easy to induce serious mental diseases such as schizophrenia. Depressed patients are more sensitive to changes in hormone levels, and they are more likely to feel depressed in spring. According to statistics, 50% patients with depression have suicidal tendency in spring.
The unstable climate in spring also easily affects people's mood. In addition, some people lack self-confidence, are withdrawn and easy to be pessimistic, which will be accompanied by symptoms such as anxiety, physical discomfort and sleep disorders, leading to "spring depression".
2. The inflammation is very serious
Psychological diseases such as depression are related to many inflammatory diseases, such as allergic rhinitis. Inflammatory diseases, including allergic rhinitis (including hay fever), occur frequently in spring. Inflammatory diseases not only aggravate patients' condition, but also indirectly increase the risk of suicide. Inflammation can affect the central nervous system and directly increase the risk of suicide.
Studies have shown that people who are allergic also have a higher risk of depression. For example, pollen allergy can make the human body release cytokines, activate the human immune system, and also affect people's sleep quality, appetite and mood. For people who already suffer from depression or other emotional disorders, if they are allergic to pollen at the same time, their depressive symptoms will worsen in spring.
3. Psychological gap
The contrast between the expectation of spring and one's own mood will make people who are troubled by anti-seasonal emotional disorder even more uncomfortable. In the sharp contrast of "spring is so beautiful, everyone else is happy", people suffering from depression will inevitably think "am I the only one so sad?" Depressed people may stay for a while, and their mood will improve when the weather is good. But when they find that they have not improved with the arrival of spring, this gap may also aggravate people's depression.
4. Social pressure
As the saying goes, a year's plan lies in spring. Most people will set their own plans for this year in the spring-how much turnover they need to achieve this year; How many achievements to be completed this year; It is expected that you will be promoted and raised this year. "The goal is to promote people's previous motives. If it is not handled properly, it may also become a resistance to people's progress. " Too ambitious goals will bring heavy pressure to people, which will make individuals unbearable, cause individual psychological conflicts and lead to depression.
The pace of modern society is fast, especially in cities, where life, study and career are under great pressure and the proportion of singles is high. If the feelings and emotional changes in spring are not satisfied and vented, people will be easily agitated and empty, causing various psychological diseases.
Mental illness is caused by psychological factors, and physiological factors may affect patients' mood and suicidal tendency to a greater extent. The weather changes in spring, the blooming flowers in spring, a person's psychological gap, and the current pressure of life all make people easily depressed in spring. If you find yourself with depressive symptoms or suicidal tendencies in the spring, you must give feedback to your friends and parents in time, seek medical treatment in time and treat them as soon as possible.
Ways to relieve depression in spring
1. Reduce your time alone
Don't always stay in the dark, increase the light time.
2. Do more outdoor activities
Take a walk, climb a mountain and ride a bike.
Talking to people
You need someone to listen to your inner thoughts.
Clever use of color
Happy warm colors such as pink, orange, pink yellow and gold can make your mood better.
5. Diet therapy
Eat more foods that can help people stabilize their emotions and eliminate stress and tension. For example, eating more foods rich in amino acids helps to stabilize mood and fight depression.
Finally, I want to send you a word:
"It is better to embrace depression than to escape it. Depression may always be a part of my life, but it won't be the wild deer before. We have reached an agreement.
By learning knowledge, patience, restraint and humor, fierce black dogs can also be subdued.
Don't be afraid to ask for help if you are in trouble. There is no shame in doing so. It is a pity to miss life. "