Is depression a progressive illness if it goes untreated?!


Question: Is depression a progressive illness if it goes untreated.?
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Depression definitely does get worse if you don't get help for it.What happens is as time goes on you are unable to see the positive things in life.and you constantly harp on the negative things.so you begin to see no future no possiable way of things getting better.And that's how depression can progress to suicidal thoughts then you might continue to feel so hopeless about your life that you eventually attempt suicide.so depression has to be treated by a professional.if not it only gets worth with time.depression killsHealth Question & Answer

If left untreated depression seems only to get worse. With depression everything sucks and the longer you let it go without treating it everything keeps sucking more and more. Definitely look into treating depression if you're suffering from it on a long term basis, don't think it'll magically cure itself (even if you win the lottery). I wish you the best.Health Question & Answer

Depression is a way of your mind and body, telling you there is something wrong, Just as pain is a signal.
If you keep ignoring these messages. they get more exaggerated. to get you to notice them, so in this sense it is progressive.
Identification, of the signal, and the area to which it belongs, is essential, for getting back into your true self.
There are Chemical imbalances. that can be treated by drugs, (which in themselves can cause further imbalances.) so don't mess with them.
then there are reactions to a wrong way of thought or living, could be diet, lack of fresh drinking water and fresh air.walking outside. such small simple things can trigger such long term disaster in a persons life, it is hard to comprehend.
If it is emotional then, one has to look at ones childhood scripts.Health Question & Answer

Unfortunetly yes unless you have the right thinking as well as medicine to assist you with that problem. Not to mention a healthy meal and exercise if possible. Believe me I had a severe case last year and now I'm 100% better than what I was, I knew I couldn't handle it alone so you gotta know when to get help. Try reading self help books if not its time to see a professional. But it is treatable never forget thatHealth Question & Answer

I don't know about depression specifically, but bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are. I do believe depression can get worse over time, too, but not positive.

Untreated depression has been shown to take years off your life, though, and really reduces your quality of life. There is no question about that.Health Question & Answer

It could very well escalate so it should certainly be treated. It could develop into suicidal thoughts and all sorts of disorders.Health Question & Answer

YES. It absolutely is, I promisedHealth Question & Answer

yes it will bury so deep till only psychiatric dentistry will work it makes it harder to get on with your life deal with it now before it gets too badHealth Question & Answer

Yes, it is. It just a downward cycle without the right treatment.Health Question & Answer



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