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Post-con depression, also known as PCD or Post-con syndrome, is a temporary mental condition that may occur in individuals near the end of or shortly after a furry convention or furmeet.

展后抑郁症，是一种常发于在兽展或兽聚将结束或结束之后的兽兽们身上，暂时的精神状况。

The most common symptoms are typically psychosomatic and include depression, loss of appetite, insomnia, and in rare cases, headaches.

最常见的典型症状往往是身心失调，包括抑郁、食欲不振、失眠和罕发的头痛。

Contents/内容

1 Causes/起因

1.1 Physical/身体上

1.2 Mental/精神上

2 Treatment/对策

3 References/参考文献

4 See also/另见

Causes/起因

There are many reasons for PCD, caused either by the special demands brought on by conventions, or the immediate events after a convention.

造成展后抑郁症的原因有很多种，不过要么是由兽展中提出的特殊要求所导致，或者由兽展后立即发生的某些事情造成。

Despite all the 'reasons', the likely truth, is that people simply wish to feel a real connection to others. People who go to these conventions, likely don't have many people that can relate with them at home. It is only when they go to these conventions, where they may suddenly find that they are now surrounded by people they feel truly understand them. It is at these conventions where they may finally feel the presence, of a true community. True community, is something severely lacking in many of our societies today. So much so, that many of us don't even realize what a true community is.

撇开那些“原因”不谈，更可能的真相，是人们仅仅简单地希望与他人保持着真正的联系。参与兽展的兽兽们，多数情况下在家中并没有太多人[此处应该指兽兽]与他们保持联系。仅当他们去到了兽展，他们才会感觉到他们现在（在兽展中）被真正理解他们的人包围。也正是在这些兽展中，他们最终有可能感受到一个真正共同体的存在。真正共同体，是我们当今社会中严重缺乏的东西。虽说如此，我们之中的许多人甚至还不理解什么是真正共同体。

After experiencing a taste of true community, only to go back to being alone, with maybe a few friends to hangout with every now and then. One may begin to realize what they've been lacking throughout most of their life.

在经历过一次真正共同体的尝试之后，不久就将孤身一人，也许从那以后只有很少的朋友会和他们一起出去玩。此时一个人也许才开始意识到，他们生活中大部分时间都缺少了什么。

Physical/身体上

Despite being a mental state, the physical status of a person can often point to many causes for their behavior as well, all of which can be traced back to the convention itself. Many of these causes only arise after the convention, since any given problem may only appear once the fur has calmed back down and attempted to settle back into their normal daily demands.

不管精神上情况如何，一个人身体的情况常常也能指出他们行为的原因，而所有的这些都可以被归咎到兽展本身。许多的原因往往在兽展后出现，因为任何特定的问题仅当该兽兽冷静下来并回归现实时发生。

Physical exhaustion - The stress of walking around with items for several hours on end may be physically exhausting; even if this stress is not acknowledged during the convention, it can catch up with an individual eventually.

筋疲力尽 - 带着诸多物件到处走了几个小时的巨大压力，最终也许导致体力耗竭；即使这种压力在兽展中不是公认的，它终将发生在兽兽身上。

Poor Convention diet - Being away from home (thus hindering the preparation of homemade meals) and trying to save money for other resources like merchandise, commissions, and lodging, some people may try to cut back on how much they spend on food.

兽展期间饮食过少 - 由于离家太远（因此会妨碍兽兽准备在家中自制的饭菜）或试图为其他的东西（例如商品、佣金和住宿）节省钱财[也就是要去支付前文所提到东西的费用]，一部分兽兽会削减在食物上的开支。

As cheap food usually isn't the most healthy, this poor diet and the malnutrition that goes with it often contributes to a bad mood. In addition to poor diet, the party atmosphere may encourage people to drink or use other drugs they wouldn't normally consume, contributing to hangovers and other undesirable side effects.

介于便宜的食物并不总是十分健康，这样的缺少饮食与营养不良常常导致坏情绪。此外对缺少饮食而言，派对的气氛也许会促使人们去喝或使用一些平常不会去消费的药物[drugs]，导致宿醉和其他的不良副作用。

Lack of sleep - A desire to experience as much of the convention as possible can cause people to reject their normal sleep patterns, staying up late for dances or mature-themed panels. This disruption can reduce the amount of energy people have, making them more irritable. In addition, there is some evidence to suggest disrupting sleep can induce depression. [1]

缺乏睡眠 - 对兽展的渴望常常导致兽兽们破坏他们常规的睡眠模式，（例如）彻夜跳舞或（观看）一些成人主题的展板。这种破坏能够削减兽兽们的能量，使得他们更加易怒。并且，有证据表明睡眠的减少可能引起抑郁。

Exposure to foreign illness - All sorts of people come from several parts of the world to attend conventions, and many of them may carry some form of illness (recovering, current, or only recently infected). As a result, conventions are a major infection vector. This is also a primary source of Con Crud.

接触外源性疾病 - 世界各地的人都会来参加兽展，他们之中的一些也许会携带疾病（不论其本人是正在康复、正在患病[程度应比后者严重]或刚刚感染哪种状态）。因此，兽展是一个主要的携带病菌的场所。这也是Con Crud的主要来源。

Alcohol Consumption - Alcohol is classified as a Central Nervous System depressant. Binge drinking specifically, can contribute to feelings of unhappiness.[2]

酒精消费 - 酒精是中枢神经系统抑制剂。尤其是酗酒，会导致不快乐的感觉。

Mental/精神上

Unlike the transition from a fur's normal life to a convention, the adjustment back may be difficult for several reasons.

不像从日常生活走向兽展一样，这个回归现实的调节过程也许因为一些原因而变得困难。

Unhappiness with real life - Conventions are seen as stressful yet fun, while normal life may merely be stressful. As a result, there is less enjoyment to be found in normal tasks, and this re-adjustment to normal behavior can cause problems.

现实生活中的不满/不幸福 - 兽展被认为兼具压力和乐趣，与此同时日常生活也许仅仅是充满压力的。因此，在日常任务中更难找到乐趣，并且这种复调整(re-adjustment)以回归现实也可能引起一些问题。

Separation from friends and family - Furs may be more social at conventions than they are in real life, and this separation merely reminds them that the time spent at convention is only temporary and fleeting.

与朋友和家人分离 - 兽兽在兽展中也许会表现的比在真正生活里更具社交性，而这种分离会提醒他们这段在兽展中的快乐时光是短暂而转瞬即逝的。

Adjustment of social status - Individuals that are popular at conventions may not be so in the 'real world' and so the check to their ego may cause old issues in real life to flare up.

社会地位的变化 - 在兽展中大受欢迎的兽兽们，在真实世界中也许并不如此，因此他们对自我的检查可能导致在现实生活中的一些老问题爆发。

News events - The world does not stop for a convention, and so shocking news of events that people missed while away may jar them, especially if the event is a serious one like the death of a family member.

新闻事件 - 世界并不会为了一个兽展而停止运行，一些在兽展中错过的令人震惊的大事件也许会让他们受到刺激(jar)，尤其是当这种事件十分严肃时，例如一个家庭成员的离世。

Money shock - If someone has overspent at a convention, they may become highly sensitive to future spending efforts, at least for a little while, to compensate for the added costs.

经济冲击 - 如果某人在兽展上消费过度，他们对将来的花费也许会高度敏感，至少在一段时间内会这样，以补偿那些额外的开销。

Over Stimulation - It has been speculated that increased social stimulation may use up available serotonin in the pre-frontal cortex.

过度刺激 - 有推断说日渐增长的社会刺激也许能耗尽前皮质中可用的血清素。[译者：不是很了解这方面的资料]

Treatment/对策

Post-Con Depression, like most holiday-related stress, typically goes away on its own after a few days as the individual settles back into their daily lifestyle. In spite of this, the intensity of the depression may be difficult, so there are a few things that can be done to mitigate this stress.

展后抑郁症，像许多与假期有关的压力，常常在兽兽们完全回归现实的几日后消失。尽管如此，这种抑郁的强度也许是巨大的，但我们还可以做一些事情来缓解这种压力。

Take care of your body - Healthy behaviors will usually be enough to counteract most physical stressors. Showering, sleeping, a full night's rest, and eating properly will help your body to cleanse itself. If you believe you are becoming ill as well, take vitamins and whatever other medicines are needed.

爱惜身体 - 健康的行为常常足以抵消多数身体上的压力源。洗澡、睡眠、整夜的休息及正确饮食皆有助于你的身体进行自我恢复。如果你认为你不舒服，吃点维生素或其他需要的药物。

Analyze your convention experience - Posting to an online journal or on a forum about the great time you had at the convention will help encourage others to do the same and to talk with you about it, providing social support and allowing you to see that many others are having the same issues with returning to normal life. Also, reliving the good parts of the convention may help you feel better.

分析参展经验 - 将你在兽展中经历的美好时光上传到在线的日志空间或社群中，也许能够帮助他人做同样的事情并与你谈论之，同时社会支持的提供能够使你认识到许多人在回归现实时经历着相同的问题。并且，重现兽展中的美好部分也许会让你感觉好些。

If you work at conventions<and/or>this convention didn't go as well as you hoped it would, this is also a good time to consider how you can improve on things for next time to make your next convention a better one.

如果你在兽展中担当职务<且/或>这个兽展的走向并不是你所想的那样，这也是一次你反省如何将下一次做的更好的绝佳时间。

Look forward to other conventions - There's always next year, or the next con as the case may be, and that means you have plenty of time to prepare for it now! Take advantage of this and get ready!

保持对其他兽展的期待 - 下一年总要到来，下一个兽展也是如此，这意味着你有着大量的时间去为之做准备。吸收其中的优点并保持就绪！

References/参考文献

[1] http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-06/uorm-imp062105.php

[2] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/60184.php

See also/另见

Con Crud(http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Con_Crud)[兽展的传染病]

Con Funk(http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Con_Funk)[兽展的臭味]

译者的话

1.尽管汉语中兽展和兽聚有大小之别，但本文中兽展和兽聚二词同义且可换用。以后若原文为(furry)convention则译为兽展，furmeet译为兽聚，请读者灵活处理；

2.文中大量使用意译来使行文通顺，若有个别字词翻译不当，请读者不吝指正；

3.（个人）展后抑郁症而言，译者本身也是经历过的，是极兽聚（20180729）之后，一天内连续发作了四次，一次比一次激烈，也是十分痛苦；故译此文。

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