1. Heart disease

Studies show that depression can lead to heart disease, make heart disease worse, and make it more difficult to recover from complications of heart disease. Depression can even increase your risk of having a heart attack. Having depression increases your risk of dying by nearly 20 percent in the first six months after a heart attack.

2. Diabetes 

Depression may increase your risk for type 2 diabetes if it causes you to eat poorly, smoke, gain weight, and skip exercising. Statistics show that about 20 percent of people with diabetes also have depression.

3. Obesity

If you’re depressed, you have a higher risk of being obese. In fact, depression may increase your risk for obesity by 58 percent. Depression may also cause you to secrete stress hormones that promote belly fat.

4. Mental Decline 

Long-standing depression can contribute to loss of brainpower. This is especially true if you are elderly. Untreated depression early in life increases your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, becoming senile, and having a stroke.

5. Substance Abuse

 If you have depression and you aren’t getting the right treatment, you may be tempted to treat your symptoms with drugs or alcohol. What’s more, these substances make depression harder to treat.

6. Cancer

Up to 25 percent of people with cancer also have depression. Some studies show that depression’s effect on your immune system can make cancer worse. Studies also show that patients with depression and cancer have faster tumor growth.

7. Pain

Chronic pain can lead to depression, and having untreated depression can make pain worse. If you have major depression, you’re three times more likely to experience migraine headaches.

8. Suicide

The most dangerous risk from untreated depression is suicide; the risk increases when substance abuse is involved. Two-thirds of all suicides are caused by depression.

1. Brain Chemistry 

-There may be a chemical imbalance in parts of the brain that manage mood, thoughts, sleep, appetite, and behavior in people who have depression.

2. Hormone levels

- Changes in female hormones estrogen and progesterone during different periods of time like during the menstrual cycle, postpartum period, perimenopause, or menopause may all raise a person’s risk for depression.

3. Family history

4. Childhood trauma

5. Medical conditions

6. Substance use

7. Pain 

Tip 2: Do things that will make you feel good 

Tip 3: Get Moving

Tip 4: Eat a Healthy, Depression-fighting diet

Tip 5: Get a daily dose of Sunlight

Tip 6: Challenge Negative Thinking

The PSA said suicide is the 25th leading cause of death in 2020, up six notches from 31st place in 2019. It took the lives of 4,420 people last year, compared to 2,810 deaths in 2019.

Last year, the National Center for Mental Health said it saw a huge spike in the number of calls made to its hotlines since lockdowns were enforced in much of the country at the beginning of the pandemic in March.

From just 400 calls monthly, the NCMH said it received an average of over 700 calls per month from March to August 2020.

The NCMH reported the top reason for people reaching out to the center was anxiety-related concerns.

In response to reports that suicide cases are increasing, the government’s pandemic task force sought help from religious leaders to address this.

The Commission on Human Rights, however, said there is a need for the government to invest more in mental health amid the “major disruptions and alterations” being experienced by Filipinos due to the unprecedented health crisis."

Mental Health Issues is indeed a matter that shouldn't be taken lightly, it is always a topic of high significance. Our country continues the constant fight of sky-rocketing increase of people committing suicide every year, hence our team has utilized this collaborative website as a Social Platform to spread enlightenment and awareness throughout our beloved country and countrymen.

Suicide prevention-related organizations are the ones who battle continuously against suicide, we must therefore spread the likes of them to support their cause.

Regional Suicide Hotlines:

1-800-SUICIDE
(1-800-784-2433)

1-800-273-TALK
(1-800-273-8255)

Text Telephone:
1-800-799-4TTY
(1-800-799-4889)

Military Veterans
Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-TALK
(Press 1)

1-800-273-TALK
(Press 2)