How do I know if I have depression?

Answer 1

Symptoms of Depression:

* Persistent sad, anxious or �empty� mood

* Sleeping too much or too little, middle of the night or early morning waking

* Reduced appetite and weight loss, or increased appetite and weight gain

* Loss of pleasure and interest in activities once enjoyed, including sex

* Restlessness, irritability

* Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment (such as chronic pain or digestive disorders)

* Difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions

* Fatigue or loss of energy

* Feeling guilty, hopeless or worthless

* Thoughts of suicide or death

Check yourself out at the website below:

http://www.med.nyu.edu/psych/screens/depres.HTML

If you think you have depression, a sincere good luck goes out to you. its not easy, but its something you have to get through by yourself. You will need to realise life is worth it.

-- Further --

Contrary to the above answer

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH IT ALONE!!!

Medical help is available, both counselling and pharmaceutical.

Speak to a professional, or a depression help-line.

Answer 2

Increasingly tired, not willing to get up or do anything, slow reaction, generally not caring and or having dulled feelings.
Depending upon the person, and the reasons for the depression, there are many different symptoms. Depression is usually accompanied by a lack of initiative, a major change in appetite, and being less socially active than previously. It can include less interest in sex, a desire to spend more time sleeping, and generally becoming more introverted than before.

Answer 3

The common symptoms for depression are:

Constant Sadness or lack of emotion

Iritability

Hopelessness

Trouble Sleeping

Low Energy or Fatigue

Feeling Worthlessness or Guiltly for no reason

Weight Change (increase or decrease)

Difficulty concentrating

Loss of Interest in favorite Activities

You should speak to a health care professional if you feel any of these symptoms.

Depression can be treated and you can live a normal life despite it. It is not a thing to hide or be ashamed of, many people have it, including me.

God Bless

Answer 4

Common symptoms of depression are:

Feeling helpless

Hopelessness

Loss of interest in daily activity

Change in appetite (weight loss or gain)

Trouble sleeping (insomnia or hypersomnia)

Restlessness

Lethargy

Fatigue

Anger at oneself

Trouble concentrating

Thoughs of death or suicide

Any of thse symptoms may be signs of deprssion.

Answer 5

You may be fatigued, sad, cry for no reason, eat nothing, eat a lot more than usual, have no motivation, want to self harm or commit suicide, want to harm others, become aggressive, become antsy feel worthless, want to die, feel like you never want to wake up and many more but there are a few.

Answer 6

When you start looking for a "way out" and see none but the ultimate escape act.

Answer 7

i suffer from it and im always sad and just not wanting to do anything at all with other people.

Answer 8

If a Doctor tells you that you might benefit from them, and AFTER you have seen a psychologist.

Answer 9

If you feel down and out about life then you may suffer from depression.