Signs of depression

in #busy5 years ago

You know you are depressed when:

  • You wake up in the morning after having sleep problems all night and see daylight and want to hide under the covers and not emerge from your bed.
  • You have problems eating, or only eat junk food, even when people offer to bring you nourishment, you’re not interested.
  • You have problems bathing, brushing your hair, teeth and maintaining proper hygiene and become disheveled looking like a zombie.
  • Your best friend becomes your cat/dog who loves you unconditionally and seem to sense that you need lots of comforting and not a lot of talking.
  • Keeping human relationships becomes difficult and too time-consuming.
  • You have trouble reading and problems with concentration. Even simple newspapers become difficult to absorb and making decisions is almost impossible.
  • You experience a diminished sense of pleasure. Food doesn’t taste good, sex isn’t fun, books, movies, other things you were once interested in, hold no enjoyment.
  • Days feel slow, you feel fatigue, and wonder where did your energy go? Depression zaps energy.
  • You feel lonely (though you don’t want company). No one seems to understand how you are feeling anyway and thinks you should just “Snap out of it!”
  • You experience feelings of worthlessness and guilt, and you don't understand why you feel that way.
  • You start having thoughts of suicide and wonder if you should end it.

Overall, between 20% and 25% of adults may suffer an episode of major depression at some point during their lifetime. An Overview of Clinical Depression

Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide.

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Alhamdulillah. According to your chart, I am depression free.

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