Depression is not just about taking medicines or sleeping tablet, and you will be fine. Depression has got to do with your brain and also,with your mind. Like I said, 'Your mind is the one who is playing tricks on you'.

Let me share something with you.
I know a woman who takes depression medicines and sleeping tablets for more than 10 years, but still shows no improvement on her mental condition, in fact it worsens her body activities and work productivity. WHY? Because it all done by her hypothalamus. She doubted everything - her marriage, her children, her husband and her family. She keeps doubting and creating thoughts non-stop, basically 24/7. And, all the thoughts that she had created it affects her emotions very, very badly. And because of her uncontrolled emotions and thoughts, she also suffers from thyroid issues and uterine dysfunction, as well as other body pains. Doubting and creating thoughts non stop became her habit (a negative one). It is very difficult for her to break from her habit because she keeps feeding these negative thoughts.
People often say that DEPRESSION is due to stress and anxiety. So, ask yourself a question, why people has so much of stress and suffers from anxiety disorder? The answer is simple. It still goes back to YOUR HYPOTHALAMUS.

You may have ask " How does depression relates to our human hypothalamus? "

In my previous post regarding HYPOTHALAMUS, I mentioned that it controls all parts of your brain, and regulates your whole body activities with the secretion of hormones. It is also part of the limbic system which controls your emotions.

DEPRESSION 
Depression is more than just low mood. It is a serious condition that affects your physical and mental health. It is also caused by the serious changes in brain chemistry.

HOW does depression relates to our hypothalamus?
Depression, is associated with an overactive of hypothalamus. When the hypothalamus is overactive, the symptoms are:

• moodiness and irritability
• negative thinking, hopelessness, and negative interpretation of events. 
• low motivation 
• appetite and sleep disorder.
• abnormally high or low sexual interest
• tendency to isolate socially, and a hindered ability to form relational bonds.

Therefore, when an individual in stress - physical or emotional, internal or environmental, the body initiates a complex system of adaptive reactions to help cope with stress. Such reactive response is known as GLUCOCORTICOIDS (stress hormone) to stimulate adaptive changes in a variety of bodily systems.

Let me tell you how does this work - 'Flight or Fight response'

" This reactive and adaptive protection system originates in the brain. And so, when a threat is perceived by our hypothalamus, chemical signals are then sent to the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland will then sends the chemical signals to the adrenal glands, and the stress hormone, Cortisol is release. Cortisol will initiate many other physiological changes that allow the organism to respond to the impending danger. "

In this era, people live in the society filled with emotional stress - financial worries, deadline pressures at work or school,  as well as unnecessary physical stress ( excessive caloric intake, obesity and inactivity), all these will lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and mood disorders (depression and anxiety).

In short, an increase in glucocorticoids (Cortisol hormones) is caused by excessive stress which changes the human brain structure.

All of us are living in the time-chaser and money-chaser society. We are all constantly working and studying around the clock, chasing deadlines etc. Guess what we have in common? STRESS.


Fret not, here are some tips for you to cope with your stress.