Saturday, 12 November 2016

Depression | Research

Before filming my video, and going any further with the planning, I decided to do some research on the topic of depression as that theme will run throughout my whole video.

I already have a fair amount of knowledge on depression, but to further expand my knowledge I did some research into it. When seeing someone that has depression, from the outside, it can seem like that person is just sad and they can be very misunderstood. From the inside, it's a very dark illness that can change your life emotionally, physically and especially mentally.

Depression is a low mood that lasts for a long time, but in its mildest form, it can mean just being in low spirits. It won't always stop you from living a normal life and doing normal everyday things, but it makes things harder and makes you feel worthless and unneeded.
However, depression can be life-threatening as it can make someone feel suicidal and feel like giving up with living.

For someone that has experienced something similar to depression, I know that it can affect quite a lot in your life, but there isn't just one form of depression. The different types of depression are:

  • Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
    • depression that usually occurs in winter.
  • Dysthymia
    • continuous mild depression that can last for a year or two, or maybe even longer.
  • Prenatal depression
    • this occurs during pregnancy.
  • Postnatal depression
    • This occurs after becoming a parent.
Many people that have depression can also have anxiety as well, and the feelings that surround a depressed on a usually daily basis is unhappiness and hopelessness. Depressed people tend to lose interest in things they enjoy doing and feel very tearful a lot of the time. 

Depression can be triggered from a variety of different things. It can either be a history thing were some others in the family have suffered from depression, or it can be from traumatic experiences or life changing events. 

With this knowledge, I can make sure I portray depression in a way that will show what it's like from the inside rather than the out. Also it will help me when creating the visuals and talking to the actress about her character.



http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/depression/Pages/Introduction.aspx
http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/depression/#.WEmq3HecbUo

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