https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc Why does the brain chemicals change? en-us 2018-04-05 13:39:59 UTC 2018-04-10 14:08:42 UTC hello@padlet.com gadkins749 https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/248870304 Feelings of severe sadness. Serotonin, a brain chemical, regulates many things in your brain. When there is a reduction of neurotransmitters, your brain changes and messes with how you feel and how you live your life day to day. ]]> 2018-04-05 13:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/248870304 gadkins749 https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/248871165

There is a reduction of serotonin in the brain, which regulates moods, behaviors, appetite, sleep, and memory. ]]> 2018-04-05 13:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/248871165 gadkins749 https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/248872808 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwHFHV9Jfd8   
People with depression can't just stop being sad or acting the way they are. People need to understand to be able to sympathize with people going through this.

]]> 2018-04-05 13:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/248872808 gadkins749 https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/248875096 "I lost my children through a relationship breakup"
"I would think about my kids and I would always be sad"
https://depression.org.nz/is-it-depression-anxiety/stories/buck/ ]]> 2018-04-05 13:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/248875096 gadkins749 https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/248876578

People may see others who are depressed as angry or sad all the time, or they may be happy and hide it. People get confused knowing someone is going through depression and don't know how to feel or how to support those going through it ]]> 2018-04-05 14:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/248876578 gadkins749 https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/249223051 Depression is something horrible that could happen to anyone. Why do people's daily lives actually change? What makes them act the way they do and what makes the brain do this to them? It is a confusing topic to some people and some may never understand why others change out of the blue. ]]> 2018-04-06 13:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/249223051 gadkins749 https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/249225242

Those going through depression feel like they are under a stormy cloud that follows them everywhere and can't get away from. ]]> 2018-04-06 13:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/249225242 gadkins749 https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/249229015 A compound present in blood platelets and serum that constricts the blood vessels and acts as a neurotransmitter that regulates many things in the brain. It relays messages to parts of the brain and when it is reduced, the brain doesn't make everything work how it should. ]]> 2018-04-06 14:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/249229015 gadkins749 https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/249231259 Before telling someone who is severely sad to stop being sad, think about how they may feel and how they can't. Try to empathize if possible and maybe talk to them and make them feel better. Depression isn't fun for anyone especially the one going through it, so don't add more to their plate. ]]> 2018-04-06 14:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gadkins749/t6tfm75yvqpc/wish/249231259