How do you know if or when you are depressed?


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Some of the most recognized symptoms of depression include a profound feeling of sadness or loss of interest. You may be surprised to learn that people with depression often experience a broad range of other symptoms.

In general, if you've been experiencing some combination of the following emotional or physical symptoms for more than two weeks, and it clearly interferes with your life, discuss your concerns with your doctor:

Sadness throughout the day, nearly every day
Loss of interest in or enjoyment of your favorite activities
Feeling of worthlessness
Excessive or inappropriate feelings of guilt
Thoughts of death or suicide
Trouble making decisions
Fatigue or lack of energy
Sleeping too much or too little
Change in appetite or weight
Trouble concentrating
Aches and pains
Restlessness


Don't let this list of symptoms scare you. Treatments and therapies are available to help with the symptoms of depression.
google it - there are a lot of symptoms - and I had a ,ost of them - mine is chemical imbalance/hereditary related, so I'll be on meds the rest of my life. If you have more than 2-3 of the symptoms, talk to your doctor
When you are depressed, its just something you know.
if your posting this and thinking you are depressed and are depressed enough to be here, you are depressed

im bi polar :D
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