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Signs and
symptoms of depression
What are
the symptoms of depression?
Classic depression, also called unipolar depression, is characterized by
feelings of misery, anxiety and apathy. These main symptoms may help you
spot depression. You may have severe depression if you feel depressed
nearly all the time, on most days, lose interest or pleasure in routine
activities.
Mental and emotional symptoms
Despondency and feeling low are typical of depression. Pessimism and a
negative outlook are hallmarks. you may feel flat and tearful, unable to
enjoy normally pleasureable activities, be indifferent to or irritable
with your partner and children and feel generally miserable and hopeless.
Crying for no apparent reason is common.
Anxiety can become so acute that you fear you are going mad. Perhaps, you
simple "don't feel yourself". Things may look worse in the morning and
improve as you force yourself to get on with the day. You may feel
inadequate and a failure and think that you are a burden and a we
blanket, feeling guilty and blaming yourself when things go wrong. You
may lose interest in things, including sex. You may feel tempted to stay
in be all day.
You may feel that your mental focus is poor and you are losing
concentration. Your memory may start letting you down. A sense of
disorientation and dislocation can be overwhelming, and a sense of dread
and alienation may lead to panic.
Physical symptoms
Loss of energy is a typical symptom. You may feel drained, worn out and
as if everything is too much effort. You may suffer from various aches
and pains. You may lose your appetite or, on the other hand, be eating
more, snacking between meals and feeling a strong desire for
carbohydrate. Your weight may start to increase or decrease for no
obviously apparent reason, such as starting a diet or taking more
exercise.
You may find it difficult to go to sleep at night, wake up repeatedly
during the might or very early in the morning. You may feel tired
throughout the day and unable to resist an afternoon sleep. You may want
to go to bed much earlier than usual and sleep for longer.
Suicidal feelings
At worst, depressed people start to find every day a torment and begin
for wish for a release. They become preoccupied with death and methods of
suicide.
Many people suffering from depression are not able to understand what is
happening to them or communicate their feelings to those closest to them.
Below are some of the commonest symptoms -
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Lose or gain a
significant amount of weight
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Feel
excessively sleepy or unable to sleep on virtually all days
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Early waking
and difficulty in getting to sleep
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Markedly slow
down, feel sluggish and fatigue
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Lack of energy
and feel tired
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Experience
inappropriate guilt or feeling of worthlessness
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Lose
concentration and have difficulty making decisions
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Think about
death or suicidal attempts
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Pessimism,
lack of humor, despondency, misery and despair
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Irritability,
agitation, trembling and panic
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Loss of
interest and libido, tearfulness
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Poor
concentration and memory, disorientation, alienation
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Talking and
walking in "slow motion"
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