When these hormones are out of balance, often a person feels quite ill. People with depression feel tired and sleep poorly. They are uninterested in eating, enjoyable activities, and sex. They often feel worthless, guilty, and helpless to change their situation. People with depression tend to be less willing to socialize and many avoid situations where they will have to spend time with other people.
Many people assume that there is little that can be done about mental health problems.
Sometimes they thinl that symptoms will go away on their own. Still worse, it is a common idea that mental health symptoms should simply be tolerated. Because of these common views, few people try to improve mental health on their own. Good mental health is part of a program of good health care. This includes developing habits of healthy thinking.