Are there different types of depression? If so what are they and there symptoms?

Question

btw i have been depressed for ten months

Answer 1

Depression can affect you in many different ways. It can drain you physically and even make you literally feel ill. You can lose all desire to socialize and communicate with friends and family, you may become very withdrawn. There are many different symptoms from not being able to sleep or wanting to sleep all the tome, you may lose your appetite completely or want to do nothing but eat. You may lose desire for your partner or to have any intimacy with them what so ever. It all depends but these are all signs of depression. i am not a doctor but if you are experiencing theses problems I suggest you seek medical advie and keep your head up. It can happen to anybody so dont be discouraged, there are ways to help. Good luck.

Answer 2

Well i know 4of them. There's a 1.depression that comes with anxiety and it's after givin birth.
there's also 2. major depression or clinical depression and there's a 3. depression that is seasonal. It only happens in winter. the symptons for these are major sadness that goes on for days, feelings of worthless, guilt, negative thoughts, thinking people would be better without you, suicide, sometimes depressed for no reason, eating less/more, sleeping less/more. There's also depression that comes with people that have bordeline personality. 4. there's bipolar. Bipolar is the same, but you keep switching between two moods. You are either manic or depressed, you are never in between without medicine help.

Answer 3

There are different degrees of depression. Some depression just lasts for a few days, and is most often due to either hormone fluctuations or situations in life. There is clinical depression, which can last much longer, and requires medication and sometimes therapy. There is also manic depression, called Bi-Polar disorder which involves varying degrees of depression & a heightened, overexcited state.

Answer 4

There are several types of depression, as well as several ways it can affect you personally. I suggest checking out this link and reading up on it. http://webmd.com/depression

There are also a lot of conditions that SEEM like depression, such as anxiety disorders. For a long time I thought I was depressed, when I actually had GAD (general anxiety disorder). I suggest making an appointment with your MD and asking for a referral to a psycologist. They can accuratley diagnose your personal problem.

Good luck and feel better!

P.S. - Don't listen to people that try and say "It's just a state of mind. Just get over it!" My ex-husband kept telling me to do this, and I believed it for soooooo long. Turns out all it did was make it worse in the end. Anxiety & depression CAN get better, but you have to do something about it...it won't get better on it's own just by "thinking" it away.

Answer 5

Wow,were to start yes there are many many forms of depression and they are classed with in different groups . And symptoms can change form condition to conition and person to person. It would be very hard to list them all.
But here some com in once's :Social anxiety,Bipolar disorder,Major Depression,Dysthymic Disorder,Unspecified Depression and Adjustment Disorder, with Depression .

Answer 6

Yes, there are different types of depression. I'd suggest you check out nami.org and research it, there is a lot of really good information there that will help you.

Answer 7

Yes! there are many different kinds of it. I have one of them that is called bi-paler and it a mood thing there are times that i can feel happy and and in like 1hr i can feel very sad or up set just because. It doesn't mean I'm crazy or anybody else that has it is crazy. it just that we have a mood in balance and it need to be taken care of with medicines. Take a look at www.WebMd.com

Answer 8

Yes, you can have clinical depression or manic depression.

Normal depression http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/depression/DS00175/DSECTION=2

manic depression aka being bi-polar
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bipolar-disorder/DS00356

There is also situational depression, like being depressed because of a break up or screw up at work, short term. Usually goes away when issue is resolved.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

depression is feeling crappy, it is not a disease, it is not a state or syndrome, but a feeling of crappyness. Learn to let it go, and keep on keepin on with your life... depression=sad while sad=not good for you, so watch some family guy, and be happy