Dysthymia is a persistent depressive disorder, that is, it is considered a depression that persists over time but nevertheless presents milder or more subtle symptoms. And this is the reason why it usually goes unnoticed, despite the fact that around 6% of the world's population suffers from it, according to data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO). This happens especially when it manifests at an early age, since it tends to be confused with a depressive personality, although it is not at all the same, as explained by the team of psychologists at El Prado. The problem with this is that, due to this false belief, people with dysthymia do not usually seek treatment, since they think that "they are just like that."
For this reason, it is important to identify the symptoms of dysthymia, in order to know when you are facing a possible case of this depressive disorder and thus go to a specialized professional. Since he will be the one who makes the definitive diagnosis in which it is revealed if it is indeed dysthymia. To then undertake appropriate treatment.
Dysthymia is characterized by lasting over time and its symptoms remaining more or less stable. However, sometimes their intensity varies and they can even disappear, say the El Prado psychologists. Although these periods are never more than a couple of months in a row. Experts differentiate four types of specific symptoms.
Although these are the general symptoms, and they can occur in different ways depending on each case, how do you know if you suffer from dysthymia? People who feel sad for most of the day, who are overwhelmed by everyday tasks, who are unable to make decisions, who feel tired even shortly after getting out of bed, who prefer to be alone, who have lost or They have seen their desire to eat increased, they express negative attitudes and see no hope in the future. In these cases, it may be a case of dysthymia.
