Tencent's well-known game programmer died unexpectedly, and depression is no joke.

It's like someone lost their eyes,

And then I can't get it back.

But not so happy,

More precisely, enthusiasm.

I lost my passion for eating,

I lost my enthusiasm for communicating with people.

So that I finally lost my passion for life. "

This is the late female writer Lin describing her depressed mood. Losing enthusiasm can really crush a person. Many patients with severe depression have suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

According to WHO estimates, there are about 350 million people with depression worldwide. The prevalence of depression in China is 2. 1%, and 10~ 15% of depressed patients commit suicide.

65438+February 65438+April 4, a news about the death of Mao Xingyun, the programmer leader of tencent games Lead Engine, was circulated on the Internet.

In this regard, some insiders broke the news that Mao Xingyun had been hospitalized for a period of time for physical reasons before his death and was suspected of suffering from depression. User comments: the technology is great, regardless of research and development, architecture. Everyone has a lot of ideas and ideas, but the project will be stifled because of problems such as capital investment and market acceptance. Many people have signed similar patents and confidentiality agreements, and then they can only give up or be forced to do something profitable in the market but they don't agree. Technology needs that kind of paranoid idealism in its bones, and it is naturally prone to depression. It has nothing to do with money, but is caused by long-term dissatisfaction and disapproval.

All this tells us that depression is not only a bad mood that most people think, but also a complaint when they are fidgeting. This is a real pain. Most patients with depression will have the following 10 symptoms:

1. Feel depressed, empty and worthless.

The antonym of depression is not happiness, but vitality. Some people with depression feel empty and worthless besides being sad.

Lose interest in everything around you.

The key is to lose interest in everything. Instead of just crying and saying that you are not interested in anything. Turn around and drag friends to the new Japanese restaurant.

3. The appetite increases/decreases, and the weight changes obviously.

People's emotions are always related to appetite. A more rigorous diagnosis is that the weight changes more than 5% within one month. (deliberately losing weight) gaining weight does not count)

4. Sleep problems, insomnia/lethargy

It is difficult to fall asleep, wake up repeatedly at night, or can't sleep after waking up early.

5. Behavior change (irritability/dullness)

People with depression often have behavioral changes that others can observe: action and thinking become slow.

6. Fatigue, lack of energy

7. Low self-evaluation and negative thinking

They will work hard, want to be more positive, and even constantly blame themselves for their negativity. But this is actually uncontrollable.

8. Slow thinking and inattention

9. The idea of death reappeared.

10. lasting for more than two weeks

Sometimes what happens in life will make you cry for two or three days, but if you have many of the above symptoms, do it every day for more than two weeks. Then the problem is a bit serious.