It’s no great surprise that job stress is bad for you. But it now seems that job stress can also trigger depression.
Stress at work causes depression - reports:
“One in six cases of depression may be caused by unhappiness at work, new University of Melbourne research has found.
According to the analysis of data on 1100 Victorian depression sufferers, around 15% – or some 21,000 cases if applied to the total of those afflicted – are primarily triggered by job stress.”
If you fear that you may have depression, here are the signs to be aware of:
Symptoms of depression include
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Loss of interest in normal daily activities
Feeling sad or down
Feeling hopeless
Crying spells for no apparent reason
Problems sleeping
Trouble focusing or concentrating
Difficulty making decisions
Unintentional weight gain or loss
Irritability
Get medical advice immediately.
[tags]depression, stress, job stress[/tags]
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