what are the symptoms of depression? apart from the obvious feeling down..?

Answer 1

Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood
Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism
Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness
Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities that were once enjoyed, including sex
Decreased energy, fatigue, being "slowed down"
Difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions
Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
Appetite and/or weight loss or overeating and weight gain
Thoughts of death or suicide; suicide attempts
Restlessness, irritability
Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic pain

Answer 2

ALTHOUGH it is often classed as 'mental illness', clinical depression often has as many physical symptoms as mental. The feelings or emotions that are depression symptoms actually begin to cause the physical effects. How this happens is a vital part of understanding depression and the symptoms that come with it.

If you are depressed at the moment some of the following symptoms may sound familiar:


You feel miserable and sad.
You feel exhausted a lot of the time with no energy .
You feel as if even the smallest tasks are sometimes impossible.
You seldom enjoy the things that you used to enjoy-you may be off sex or food or may 'comfort eat' to excess.
You feel very anxious sometimes.

You don't want to see people or are scared to be left alone. Social activity may feel hard or impossible.

You find it difficult to think clearly.

You feel like a failure and/or feel guilty a lot of the time.

You feel a burden to others.

You sometimes feel that life isn't worth living.

You can see no future. There is a loss of hope. You feel all you've ever done is make mistakes and that's all that you ever will do.
You feel irritable or angry more than usual.

You feel you have no confidence.

You spend a lot of time thinking about what has gone wrong, what will go wrong or what is wrong about yourself as a person. You may also feel guilty sometimes about being critical of others (or even thinking critically about them).
You feel that life is unfair.

You have difficulty sleeping or wake up very early in the morning and can't sleep again. You seem to dream all night long and sometimes have disturbing dreams.

You feel that life has/is 'passing you by.'

You may have physical aches and pains which appear to have no physical cause, such as back pain.

Answer 3

depression has many sympthoms..but when i was diagonised, here are some i had...

. Feeling low, and having absoutle no self respect or worth for yourself.
. Making up silly excuses or lies do whatever it takes to get out of whatever situations make you feel the worst,
. Feeling that everyone is always on your case no matter what, even if youve done something great.
. Feeling like you want to burst into tears 24/7

Answer 4

Feelings of overwhelming sadness or fear or the seeming inability to feel emotion (emptiness).

A decrease in the amount of interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities of the day, nearly every day.

Changing appetite and marked weight gain or loss.

Disturbed sleep patterns, such as insomnia, loss of REM sleep, or excessive sleep (Hypersomnia).

Psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly everyday.

Fatigue, mental or physical, also loss of energy.

Feelings of guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, anxiety, or fear.

Trouble concentrating or making decisions or a generalized slowing and obtunding of cognition, including memory.

recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide.

Answer 5

Not wanting to get out of bed, not being bothered about your physical appearence, being emotional (crying lots), perhaps thinking about ways to end your life... The list goes on but seriously, you should go and see your Doctor and tell them how you feel.
I have lived with depression all my life but you would never know if you met me because I have found lots of ways to cope. Life is too short to allow depression to be your life.
I hope you are happy, healthy and looking forward to your future...

Answer 6

i was never diagnosed with depression, but i think that during my gap year i certainly was. i used to pull at the skin on the bottom of my feet til they nearly bled and it was painful to walk; i hated getting up in the morning and wanted to sleep all the time; i stopped caring about how i looked and stopped taking care of myself; i put on weight, and of course that didn't help; i often felt hopeless and rejected; i felt like crying 24/7. the worse thing i did was not speak to someone about how i felt, mostly because i really didn't feel their was a solution to my problems

Answer 7

Tiredness. Loss of interest or motivation to do anything. Negative feelings. Tearfulness. Anxiety, palpitation.

Answer 8

Sometimes it can be stuff like just wanting to sleep all the time, avoiding people, losing interest in stuff you used to like. But that is all textbook stuff, I really think it takes different forms for different people.

Answer 9

the symptoms are already listed in your answers, but the one thing i would say is there is no help but self help no one will knock on the door and give you the happiness pill. exercise and social interaction are good.

Answer 10

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but basically you feel down, your emotions are shot- you could cry at any minute, you may not beable to sleep you may feel suicidal- get to a doctor straight away- and they will screen you for depression and give you medication