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抑郁癥，被稱為21世紀三大疾病之一,。 一部來自世界衛(wèi)生組織的公益視頻 《我有一條黑狗,，它名叫抑郁》 非常形象地描述了抑郁癥,、患者的主觀感受 以及如何與抑郁相處,，瞬間正能量滿滿,！ 面對抑郁癥,，與其逃避問題，不如擁抱他們,！ 錯過生活,，才是遺憾！ 我們一起來認識什么是抑郁癥,，如何與抑郁癥相處,， 并傳播我們滿滿的正能量吧！ Whenever the black dog made an appearance, I felt empty and life just seemed to slow down. 每當這條黑狗出現(xiàn)時,，我就感到空虛，生活似乎也慢了下來,。 appearance：出現(xiàn),，露面 He could surprise me with the visit for no reason or occasion. 它總會不分時間、場合的突然出現(xiàn)在我的面前,。 The black dog made me look and feel older than my years. 黑狗讓我看起來感覺像是一個老人,。 When the rest of the world seemed to be enjoying life, I could only see it through the black dog. 當整個世界好像都在享受生活，我卻只能與黑狗相伴,。 Activities that usually brought me pleasure suddenly ceased to. 那些曾帶給我快樂的事情,，忽然消失了。 He liked to ruin my appetite. He chewed up my memory and my ability to concentrate. 它喜歡讓我失去食欲,， 它蠶食掉我的記憶力和集中精力的能力,。 ruin：破壞，毀滅 appetite：食欲,，嗜好 concentrate：集中,，全神貫注 Doing anything or going anywhere with black dog required superhuman strength. 拖著這條黑狗,，無論去哪里或者做什么，都需要超人的力量,。 At social occasions, he would sniff out what confidence I had and chase it away. 在社交場合,，它總會找出我的自信，將其趕走,。 condidence:自信,，信心 chase away：趕走，驅(qū)逐 My biggest fear was being found out; I worried that people might judge me. 我最害怕的是被人知道,，我擔心別人會議論我,。 Because of the shame and stigma of the black dog, I was constantly worried about being found out. 由于黑狗帶來的羞愧和恥辱，我總是擔心被人知道,。 stigma：恥辱,，污名 constantly：不斷地，時常地 So I invested a vast amount of energy to cover him up. 所以我投入很多精力把它藏起來,。 vast：巨大的,，大量的 cover：遮蓋物，覆蓋,，掩護 Keeping up an emotional life is exhausting ! 掩藏情緒的生活讓人精疲力竭,！ emotional：情緒 Black dog could make me think or say negative things. 黑狗讓我消極地思考和言談,。 negative：消極的 He could make me irritable and difficult to be around. 它讓我煩躁不安，難于相處,。 irritable：急躁的,，易怒的 He would take my love and bury my intimacy. 它奪走了我的愛,，埋藏了我的溫情,。 intimacy：親密，親切感 He loved nothing more than to wake me with highly repetitive negative thinking. 它最愛在半夜把我喚醒,，心中只有那些一直重復的消極念頭。 repetitive：重復的 negative thinking：負面思維,，消極念頭 He also likes to remind me how exhausted I was going to be the next day. 它還喜歡提醒我將會面對多么心力交瘁的一天。 Having a black dog in your life is not so much about feeling a bit down, sad or blue. 生活中有一條黑狗,，不僅僅是感到一點低落、悲傷或者憂郁,。 At its worst, it is about being devoid of feeling altogether. 最糟糕的時候,，所有的感覺都會失去。 devoid：缺乏的,，全無的 As I grew older, black dog got bigger and he started hanging around all the time. 我一天天的變老，黑狗一天天的長大,，它開始不離我的左右,。 I chased them off with whatever I thought might send him running. 我用盡了一切辦法,，想把它趕走,。 But more often than not, he would come out on top. 但獲勝的往往是它,。 Going down became easier than getting up again. 和重新站起來相比，躺倒變得更容易,。 So I became rather good at self medication which never really helped. 所以我成了給自己開藥的專家,，但從未真的有效過。 Eventually I felt totally isolated from everything and everyone. 最后,，我感到自己和整個世界所有人失去了聯(lián)系,。 isolated：孤立的，分離的,，使孤立 The black dog had finally succeeded in hijacking my life. 黑狗終于成功綁架了我的生活,。 When you lose all joy in life, you can begin to question what the point of it is. 當生活不再有絲毫快樂，你就開始質(zhì)疑生活的意義,。 Thankfully this was time when I sought professional help. 幸運的是,，那個時候我尋求了專業(yè)的幫助,。 professional：專業(yè)的,，職業(yè)的 This was my first step towards recovery and was a major turning point in my life. 那是我邁向康復的第一步,，也是我生命的一個轉(zhuǎn)折點。 recovery：恢復,，康復，痊愈 I learnt that it does not matter who you are, the black dog affects millions and millions of people. It is an equal opportunity mongrel. 我了解到無論是誰,，無數(shù)的人都在被這條黑狗所侵擾,，任何人都機會遇見這條雜種狗。 opportunity ：機會,，時機 mongrel：雜種,，混血兒 I also learnt that there was not silver bullet or magic pill. 我還了解到不存在萬能靈藥或魔法藥丸。 Medication can help some and others might need different approach altogether. 藥物對部分人有幫助,，其它人還要輔以另外的手段,。 approach：方法,，途徑，手段 I also learnt that being emotionally genuine or authentic to those who close to you can be an absolute game changer. 我還了解到,，向親近的人表達出自己的真實感情能起到關(guān)鍵的療效,。 genuine：真實的，真正的 authentic：真正的,，可信的 Most importantly I learnt not to be afraid of black dog and taught him a few tricks of my own. 最重要的是,，我學會不再害怕黑狗，甚至向它耍了一些自己的花招,。 The more tired or stressed you are the louder he barks. 你越是疲勞和緊張,，它就叫的越兇。 So it is important to learn how to quiet your mind. 所以學會讓自己平靜下來很重要,。 It's been clinically proven that regular exercise can be as effective for treating mild to moderate depression as antidepressants. 臨床證明,，經(jīng)常鍛煉對于緩解輕/中度抑郁的效果不比抗抑郁藥差。 effective：有效的,，起作用的 mild：輕微的 moderate depression：中度抑郁/重度抑郁 So go for a walk or run and leave the mutt behind. 所以去走走,，去跑步吧，把這條雜種狗甩在后面,。 Keep a mood journal; getting your thoughts on paper can be cathartic and often insightful. 記一份情緒日記,，把想法寫在紙上是種宣泄，往往也有助于看清問題,。 insightful：有深刻見解的,，有洞察力的 Also keep track of the things you have been grateful for. 也記錄下那些值得感恩的事情。 track：足跡,，軌道,，留下足跡 grateful：感謝的，感恩的 The most important thing to remember is that no matter how bad it gets, if you take right steps, talk to the right people, black dog days can and will pass. 最重要的是要記住,，不管情況變得多么糟糕,，只要你走向正確的方向，找適當?shù)娜私涣?，黑狗降臨的日子一定會過去,。 I wouldn't say that I am grateful for the black dog. But he has been an incredible teacher. 我不會說我感謝這條黑狗，但它卻是個神奇的老師,。 incredible：難以置信的,，驚人的 He forced me to re-evaluate and simplify my life. 它迫使我重新認識生活，讓它變得更簡單,。 evaluate：評估,，估價 simplify：簡化，使簡易 I learnt that rather than running away from my problems, it is better to embrace them. 我認識到與其逃避我的問題,，不如擁抱它們,。 embrace：擁抱 The black dog may always be a part of my life. But he would never be the beast that it was. 黑狗也許將永遠是我生命的一部分,，但它再不會是以前的那只野獸了。 We have an understanding. 我們達成了理解,。 I've learnt through knowledge, patience, discipline and humour, the worst black dog can be made to heel. 通過學習知識,、耐心、克制和幽默,，最兇狠的黑狗也可以被制伏,。 If you are in difficulty, never be afraid to ask for help. 假如你身處困境，一定不要害怕求助,。 There is absolutely no shame in doing so; the only shame is missing out of life. 這樣做一點都不丟人,，只有錯過生活才是遺憾。 absolutely：完全地,，絕對地 多一點關(guān)懷，多一點溫暖,！ |
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