How do I know if I am suffering from depression?

Question

Sometimes I feel good, but sometimes I feel tired and my body aches all over.

Answer 1

Each person is uniquely created by God, so no list of symptoms fits every individual. However, here is a list of symptoms indicating possible depression:

Tiredness - despite proper amounts of sleep, a balanced diet, and plenty of physical exercise, the person may feel exhausted regularly.
Mood swings - a person may experience happiness one moment and then be sad or irritated the next.
Difficulty coping with life - the day-to-day routine of getting up, going to work, and coming home can seem worthless. The depressed person may feel as if he or she is not important, his or her job does not matter, life does not matter. There is a strong sense of hopelessness.
Depression is often triggered by tragedy, the death of a loved one, a divorce, diet, drugs, alcohol, etc.

Answer 2

Depression is rather nasty when it actually gets going. When the physical symptoms hit me, I could not stay awake (and I'm an insomniac so I knew there was a problem!). Keeping more than 3 words in my head was darn near impossible, and I cried and felt such a deep empty black spot in my chest, I wanted to cut it out with a knife. It doesn't sound like you are there yet so I would go see the doctor before you do. It is a problem when it gets to the level I was at and I found out it was depressing from a PacBell operator, not a doctor. No one else could figure it out except those that have had it before. Good luck!!

Answer 3

To give an answer my wife would want me to give(she's studied health): there are alot of factors, first try to straighten up your eating habits>>get off sugar, white flour products, snacks, and eat fruit, fresh vegetables, oatmeal, whole grain breads and alittle meat.
Get outside everyday for some sun, a walk, some fresh air. This helps tremendously with the blues.
Then find others to help. Kind actions to others actually backfire, making us feel better about life.
Try to get enough sleep, go to bed early enough (9-10pm or earlier if you need to), put cotton in your ears if noises bother you. Finally pray to God for direction, strength, hope.

Answer 4

depression is a funny thing you really cant pin point what is wrong.a couple of years ago I had depression so bad that I didnt want to eat sleep I cried alot I felt hopeless I didnt even want to leave the house.I didnt want to be around anyone either.Your best bet is to go see a doctor tell him how you feel and he can diagnose you and if you are depressed they have medications and counceling you can go to.

Answer 5

Depression has much more to do with than just tired and achy.

Try out this website:

www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/depressionmenu.cfm

I will help answer your question

Answer 6

if you dont eat much or you sit and think only about how bad your lofe is or if you think only about the bad things that happend in your day etc etc. If you are doing any of the mentioned above, please stop right away and enjoy life! read to get your mind off things or go for nice long walks where you enjoy some peace and quite

Answer 7

i was depressed before and i think you'll know. all i really thought about when i was depressed was suicide and how much no one would listen to me. now i think im still depressed but its not as bad maybe?? i still think about suicide but i don't ever seriously consider it anymore.

Answer 8

That doesn't sound like depression. That sounds like...lyme disease or something. See a doctor.

Answer 9

doa free web test

Answer 10

you will know when everything good in ur life starts to sucks