How do u tell if your depressed?

Question

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Answer 1

    *  Loss of interest in normal daily activities

    * Feeling sad or down

    * Feeling hopeless

    * Crying spells for no apparent reason

    * Problems sleeping

    * Trouble focusing or concentrating

    * Difficulty making decisions

    * Unintentional weight gain or loss

    * Irritability

    * Restlessness

    * Being easily annoyed

    * Feeling fatigued or weak

    * Feeling worthless

    * Loss of interest in s*x

    * Thoughts of suicide or suicidal behavior

    * Unexplained physical problems, such as back pain or headaches

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Answer 2

When you feel lonely but you don't want to be around anybody.

Answer 3

Oh my gosh... there's so many signs! You quit caring about a lot of things you cared about before. You slip on personal hygiene, and don't care about that either. You may change your habits a bit... not eat as healthy, or lose interest in s*x, or not care if your even functioning properly. You begin to struggle with things that were easy before. You may start to drink alcohol, or use drugs, or abuse yourself in some other way. You may keep your surroundings darker (not wanting to be exposed to the world outside). You will have trouble sleeping... either not sleeping enough, or sleeping too much, or having bad dreams. You may start to feel sick after awhile... just run-down & crappy feeling. You may also lose interest in relationships and start to think badly of yourself. The list goes on & on! If you feel like this, or are doing any of this, you are probably suffering with depression, and should try to get some help with it ASAP! It goes away on it's own sometimes, but not usually. It's a hard one to pull out of by yourself! So, get all the support and education on it you can, so it doesn't take over your life! It's h**l!

Answer 4

Since "depressed" is a technical psychiatric term for a specific personality disorder, you can NOT tell by simply asking people on a web site such as this one. You would make an appointment with a psychiatrist or psychologist, explain how you have been feelings, and let that professional person make a diagnosis.

There is no other way. You can't just say "I'm depressed" and therefore BE depressed...nor can you ask other people, based on a single question ("how do u tell if your depressed?"), to diagnose you.

Those of us who CAN diagnose you will not, because it would be unethical to do so, and we would risk the loss of licensure.

Anyone who DOES diagnose you here is not qualified to do so simply by the fact that they do!

And certainly do NOT depend on any of the information you read on the internet for a psychiatric diagnosis! That information is unreliable, as are bogus personality tests, "personality type" tests (MBTI), and the IQ tests on line. Stay clear of that stuff...it will only lead you astray.

If you are more than sad or unhappy in your life, make an appointment with a psychologist or psychiatrist for a diagnosis.

-- Dr. Bob, Adlerian Psychologist