¿could you be depressed and not be aware of that?

Answer 1

sure...the acronym we use in medicine for depression is "SIGECAPS", and if someone answers "yes" to several of these questions, we typically consider a depression in our diagnostic workup...from there you'd need more detailed questions to determine if you are experiencing a major depression, a dysthymia (lowgrade, long term depression), a normal grief (if you recently lost someone), etc...
S - sleep - have you been sleeping more or less than usual lately?
I - interest - have you lost interest in things you normally like to do?
G - guilt - do you feel guilty about anything in your life?
E - energy - have you had less energy lately?
C - concentration - has it been hard for you to concentrate lately?
A - appetite - has your appetite changed recently?
P - psychomotor - do you feel like your body is moving on slow-motion recently?
S - suicide - have you had feelings of wanting to hurt or kill yourself?

If you think you may have depression, go see a psychiatrist because there are some medicines that can help you feel a lot better and have very few side effects. Good luck!!

Answer 2

Yes. Many people suffer from various types and severities of depression and are not aware of it.

Here are a few things to ask yourself:

1) Do you still enjoy the things you used to (hobbies, etc.)?
2) Do you have problems sleeping?
3) Are you more irritable than usual?
4) Do you feel anxious when you go out of the house?
5) Do you feel frightened or anxious for no apparent reason?

If you seriously suspect you might be depressed, you should seek medical attention immediately.

You can get a free screening at the link included, as well as help.

Answer 3

Yes.

If the depression happens over a long period of time, gradually, then you might not realise it, because it will just seem 'normal'.

But there are signs you can look out for.

If you are always tired and can't bear the thought of getting up in the morning; if you cry often, and sometimes for no one specific reason; if you've stopped enjoying all the things you used to like; if you've withdrawn from social activities; if you feel anxious, nervy, and irritable a lot of the time; if you feel bleak when you consider the future - all of these can be signs of depression.

If you think you have depression, do speak to your doctor. There is a lot of help available, either in the form of various therapies, or medication, or both.

Answer 4

Yes. If you are depressed and you are aware, it means you are full awareness and consciousness. It means you really know you. It takes a long practice and reflection to experience a depression and you are realized it. Some depressed people even easily denied it till a treatment is taken.

Answer 5

Yes many time this happens in initial stage but as time passes you come to know that you have some problem like depression when you observe the peoples behavior and talk for you and towards you !Depressive psychoses is most of the time goes UN detected in beginning but not for long time !Always YouRsmE

Answer 6

well, probably. depends on the level of depression. a superficial or surface level, i think you would know, but there are deep levels of depression that a person might not know about or be in denial about. that's like being basically unhappy 24/7 or being sad because of something sad that just happened to you. big difference. and there are levels of each. if you really lose it because you stubbed your toe, you could be sad in another way entirely. on the other hand, total depression can cause a kind of numbness. there's lots of reading you could do about it.

Answer 7

The early stages of depression were hard for me to even guess. Signs like crying without knowing why are a big clue.

Answer 8

Yes. It is not that unusual. I went on for years before knowing that I was depressed. Nobody but me would have noticed because I didn't "look or act" depressed. But I was.