whats the dif.?

Question

bewteen being sad and depressed?

doubled254 please stop saying that all i want is help and ihate attention is there really a need to go accusing someone in need that there attention starved and crap? its not right jsut please stop just help

Answer 1

Depression is a mental illness that needs medication and everything, being depressed can lead to sucide, being sad all the time, social anxiety, anxiety in general really, etc etc...

Sad is just an emotion thats opposite of happy.

Answer 2

most likely when ur sad there's a solid reason for it . everybody gets sad from time to time. but sadness usually pervades, and u'll feel better. sadness can come and go, and u can still do things that u enjoy (such as a hobby). when ur just 'sad' u cry a couple tears, then u'll eventually get over it. sometimes it's ur minds way of just cleaning and sorting ur thoughts out. when ur sad, u cry a good cry and u'll feel better.

however depression is another story. it's a lot worse than being just 'sad'. when ur depressed, u cry and can't stop crying. u feel down and empty inside, and u feel alone and isolated. a typical day of a depressed person would be : u wake up in the morning, sad. it's hard to get out of bed. u either have no appetite or too much of an appettite, which makes u go on an eating binge. u may want to stay in bed all day. it will be hard to go to work/school, so u just say: to heck with all of it, and not show up. those around u might question ur behavior and ask questions like : "what's wrong with u?". that would be a typical day of a depressed person. depression *always* lasts longer than just the occasional 'passing sadness'.

Answer 3

Being sad is temporary. Being depressed means it is a majority of the time and significant amount. (not just a little bit here and there, and not able to handle it emotionally).

Answer 4

sad is an emotion that can be overcome by good things happening, depression is a deeper mood that can not be solved by good things happening only a change in life or medicine can help!

Answer 5

if your sad you know the reason and there is a logical explanation ..so you can accept it better cause you know the reason...if your depressed you don't know you are sometimes ..other people notice it ...you sometimes dont know the reason so you dont know how long it will last ..so logically if you dont know the cause you can not cure it or control it ..

Answer 6

You're not sad, you're not depressed, you're just attention-starved.

Answer 7

being sad can become depression