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Question

My ex has recently lost her mind i was thinking it could possibly be depression i need to know the signs for severe depression. she no longer cries is one of them. We have been broke up for 2 months and in those 2 months she has been sleeping around like crazy and drinking a lot 4 ta 5 times a week could this be a sign of depression or is it just her acting like an idiot because she thinks its cool.

Answer 1

If you've broken up with her you need to distance yourself from what she's doing in her life. It's not healthy. She's not living a healthy lifestyle either but it doesn't sound like depression to me. Sounds more like anger and acting out self destructively. She might be thinking she getting back at you or hurting you, but she's only hurting herself. The best way for her to discover that is for you to get out of the picture.

That's the only way you can honestly help her, especially if this behavior is for your benefit. It's tough, but you can't save her if she doesn't want to be saved. Don't let her keep hurting you.

Somewhere out there is a girl looking for a guy who has a heart like yours. She wants to be rescued and needs someone who cares like you.

Find her.

Answer 2

~It could be any number of different diagnosis, you aren't a doctor, so you can't make that prognosis. It sounds like something more is going on.
You putting her down isn't helping, saying she lost her mind. Her drinking is a sign that she is self medicating. She is not an idiot and I think she's doing the best she can.
If you truly care about her, talk to her or her parents and try to get her some help. Putting someone down with a mental illness isn't cool, they can't control it or make it go away any easier than someone with Cancer or Diabetes can. All you can hope for is that they treat it.~

Answer 3

Depression is usually characterized by sleeping too much or too little, no longer taking pleasure in things that once gave that person pleasure, eating too much or too little, feelings of hopelessness, and sometimes suicidal thoughts. Even physical pain can be a sign of depression. I recommend checking out the Mayo Clinic website on depression: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/depression/DS00175/DSECTION=2

Answer 4

It sounds less like depression and more like trauma or grief over the relationship ending. People in grief sometimes do impulsive or dangerous things. I don't think there's a DSM category for grief, but the symptoms of it more similar to adjustment disorders or sometimes PTSD than depresssion.

Answer 5

The symptoms are as follows.

- 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

If you're worried, get her to go to her GP.

Answer 6

She's escaping reality with the alcohol and seeking love and attention therefore she is sleeping around. Sounds more like bad choices to me.

Answer 7

No I dont think its depression. I think it is her trying to make you jelous and her being stupid in the mean time. Not crying is not a sign of depression

Answer 8

She is depressed. She does not know how to deal with her feelings about her break up with you and is trying to fill that void in her life.

Answer 9

Sounds like you were absolutely right to make her your ex. Don't hang on emotionally. Let her live her crazy life.

Answer 10

Could be a combination. She is going through something emotional. Talk to one of her friends, maybe they can talk to her.