時(shí)差N小時(shí):抑郁癥的警訊

Dear Annie: Today I mourn the loss of a dearfriend. She was vibrant, energetic and full of life,but on a crisp autumn afternoon, she committedsuicide.

親愛(ài)的安妮：今天我要悼念一位親密的朋友。她曾是一位熱情活潑，精力充沛，生機(jī)勃勃的女生，然而在一個(gè)蕭瑟的秋天的下午，她自殺了。

I do not know what transpired in the final hoursof her life, but I do know she had been under atremendous amount of stress. I have been in thehealth care profession for many years and am ashamed to say I missed the warning signs.

我不知道在她生命的最后時(shí)刻發(fā)生了什么，但我知道她一直都承受著巨大的壓力。我從事醫(yī)療保健行業(yè)多年，但羞愧的是我竟然忽略了這個(gè)警訊。

I ask your readers to take the time to really listen to others and be aware of the warningsigns of depression.—Michelle in Greensboro, N.C.

懇請(qǐng)讀者們花點(diǎn)時(shí)間去傾聽(tīng)別人，及時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)憂郁癥的征兆。——北卡羅來(lái)納州格林斯伯勒的米歇爾。

Dear Michelle: Our condolences on your terrible loss. According to the National Institutes ofHealth, symptoms of depression include: persistent sad or anxious feelings; feelings ofhopelessness and/or pessimism; feelings of guilt, worthlessness and/or helplessness;irritability, restlessness; loss of interest in activities or hobbies once pleasurable; fatigue anddecreased energy; difficulty concentrating and making decisions; insomnia, early-morningwakefulness or excessive sleeping; overeating or appetite loss; thoughts of suicide;persistent aches or pains, headaches, cramps or digestive problems that do not ease even withtreatment.

親愛(ài)的米歇爾：對(duì)于你痛失愛(ài)友，我們表示深切的慰問(wèn)。國(guó)家衛(wèi)生部公布抑郁癥包括以下癥狀：長(zhǎng)期感到悲傷和焦慮;感到絕望，厭世;有負(fù)罪感，否定自我的價(jià)值;坐立不安;對(duì)日常生活缺乏興趣，喪失愉快感;整日無(wú)精打采，精力下降;無(wú)法集中注意力，反應(yīng)遲鈍;失眠，早醒或睡眠過(guò)度;暴飲暴食或食欲不振;產(chǎn)生自殺的念頭;持續(xù)性疼痛，頭疼，痙攣或消化不振，經(jīng)治療依然不見(jiàn)好轉(zhuǎn)。

It is easy to miss the signs if you aren't looking because your friend or family memberseems fine, but depression increases during the winter months. Please tell your loved oneshow much they mean to you.

如果不注意觀察，很容易錯(cuò)失這些跡象，因?yàn)楸砻婵磥?lái)你的朋友或家人似乎都很健康。而且抑郁癥在冬季會(huì)更加嚴(yán)重。請(qǐng)告訴你愛(ài)的人，他們對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)有多重要。