What Does Severe Depression as
Opposed to Chronic Depression Look Like?

Severe depression is acute, while chronic depression is ongoing.
Learn what to look for when one starts to turn into the other.

Severe depression is a profound depression resulting from a loss. Chronic depression is the end result of severe depression if help is not sought or the sufferer does not move through the sadness.

The death of a loved one can bring on severe depression. You miss them terribly, cry long and often, and can find no joy in your life. You can't seem to do the regular household chores or go about your daily routine. This profound sadness is part of the grief process.

If the pain of your loss does not begin to subside after a few weeks, you might be slipping into a chronic depression state.

Everyone grieves differently, and there is no set deadline for when your grief should end. Real grief never ends, I have been told, but in time we are typically able to function and even experience happiness again, as life does go on.

But not for people suffering from chronic depression; for some reason the sufferer of chronic depression can not resolve the grief and the feelings of loss and helplessness turn into the inability to make even small decisions, weight loss, sleep loss (or sleeping too much).

Chronic depression can last for months and even years.

The mild form of chronic depression is called dysthimia and is characterized by the ability to perform daily tasks but having no interest in them. It is also sometimes called functional depression.

Severe depression in the form of chronic depression presents as suicide ideation or attempts

Severe depression and chronic depression are both treatable with depression medications and therapy.

Counseling sessions for severe depression often include a harm assessment where the therapist will determine if you are a danger to yourself or others.

Counseling sessions for chronic depression often involve several attempts with changing medication dosage until a combination begins to alleviate the symptoms of depression.

As a final word, know that stress contributes to depression, and can very well be the beginning of mild to moderate depression. You can learn more about stress and depression in "Conquering Stress," by C.J. Green.

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