A question that people commonly ask themselves is.. do I have depression. The symptoms of depression are many and varied. In fact, two people can have symptoms that seem to be opposites and both can have depression. But you can still tell if you might have depression or just if something is wrong. Here is how you can tell if you have depression.
Feeling Sad, Hopeless, Worthless, Or Guilty?
Feelings like these point right to depression. Feeling sad for a day because something happened that made you feel sad is one thing. Feeling sad regularly or most or all of the time is another. If you consistently feel sad, hopeless, worthless, or guilty then there is a good chance that you have depression.
Irritable, Aggressive, Or Angry?
Some people get more irritable, aggressive, and angry than sad when they are depressed. You should know that a person may not act or feel sad when they are depressed so that you don’t skip over depression as a possible cause of this irritability and anger. These are more likely to be common forms of symptoms of depression in men.
Lost Interest In Things You Used To Enjoy?
People with depression stop enjoying life and stop caring about things that they used to care about. If you feel like you don’t enjoy life like you used to, or like you just don’t care anymore then this is a definite indication that something is going on and that something might be depression. Depression isn’t always a dramatic withdrawal from life. Sometimes life goes on but the joy has gone out of it. That’s depression too.
Changes In Your Sleeping Habits, Eating Habits, Or Weight?
If you have changes in your sleeping habits, eating habits, or weight without some other plausible explanation for the changes then this could be another sign of depression. Depression can affect all parts of your life so pay attention for changes in these areas or in other areas like your energy level, your memory, or your ability to concentrate. When there is something wrong then there will be signs.
Have You Thought About Death Or Suicide?
For people with depression, life often doesn’t seem like it’s worth living. This may lead to thoughts of death in general or specific thoughts about ending one’s own life. If you have thoughts like this then you need professional depression treatment immediately. This is a sure sign of depression and is just one more symptom that, like all the others, can be treated with the proper help.
