Signs of depression

nairadaddy (65)in #busy • 6 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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