Beauties, did any of you watch the Coldplay concert at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK)? Wow, it must be really exciting and enjoyable, to be able to listen directly to the melodious voice of Chris Martin, Coldplay vocalist, along with thousands of other viewers.
Unfortunately, this extraordinary feeling of joy and happiness will slowly disappear and be replaced by a feeling of sadness like losing the will to live. If you experience this condition, you may experience post-concert depression (PCD) or depression after watching a concert.
Post-concert depression is a term used to describe feelings of sadness, emptiness, or disappointment that arise after watching a concert. Reporting from Healthline, although post-concert depression is not an official diagnosis, it can cause more serious depression.
Therefore, there is no harm in recognizing the characteristics or symptoms of post-concert depression. What are the symptoms like? Launching from Calm Sage, here are some of the symptoms.
Lasts for several days
Depression/Photo: pexels.com/Valeria Ushakova
Someone who experiences depression after watching a concert will usually feel sad for several days or weeks. As time goes by, the feeling of sadness will appear occasionally until it finally disappears.
This is what differentiates post-concert depression from clinical depression. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), people with clinical depression usually feel sadness and emptiness that lasts for more than 2 weeks accompanied by decreased daily functioning, such as not being able to sleep, work and go to school.
Feeling Afraid
Another symptom of post-concert depression is feeling afraid (Depression after watching a concert/Photo: pexels.com/Liza Summer)
After feeling extraordinary happiness and pleasure from watching a concert, some people who experience post-concert depression tend to feel afraid of not being able to feel it again.
Moreover, if these concerts are not often held in Indonesia like Coldplay concerts. It will take at least several years to be able to watch the concert again.
Get Caught in the Concert Atmosphere
Post concert depression sufferers often feel trapped in the concert atmosphere (Concert/Photo: pexels.com/Andrea Piacquadio)
Apart from feeling afraid, some sufferers of post-concert depression also feel trapped in the euphoric atmosphere of the concert. After the concert ended, they realized that the fun atmosphere was over and had to return to their daily routine.
This condition then makes it difficult for them to move on and focus on daily activities, such as returning to work and school. Not infrequently, they will see photos or videos taken during the concert continuously.
Feeling Helpless
Feelings of helplessness are often felt by sufferers of post-concert depression (symptoms of depression/Photo: pexels.com/mikoto.raw Photographer)
Feelings of helplessness are also often felt by those who experience depression after watching a concert. This is because there is a desire or hope to be able to return to concerts, but they know that this is not possible. This is what then creates a feeling of helplessness.
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