Signs Of Depression

[consentida]

For those of you who have been depressed before or know people who are depressed...what would you consider to be the most common signs of depression?

[Janice]

I pulled this up on the Web.


Symptoms of Depression


Symptoms of depression range from the obvious low mood to the seemingly unrelated tell tale sign of memory loss. The severity and types of symptoms vary with individuals and vary over time. Since depression manifests itself with such a wide array of experiences, it may difficult to diagnose and often goes untreated. Recognizing the symptoms, however, is the most important step in successful treatment of depression. These symptoms include:

• Persistent sad or "empty" mood
• Anxiety
• Irritability
• Unexplained crying
• Fatigue or unexplained loss of energy
• Loss of enthusiasm
• Memory loss
• Unexplained weight loss or weight gain
• Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
• Restlessness
• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
• Feelings of being in "slow motion"
• Feelings of hopelessness
• Feelings of pessimism
• Feelings of guilt
• Feelings of worthlessness
• Feelings of helplessness
• Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities once enjoyed
• Decreased interest in sex
• Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic pain
•Thoughts of death or suicide or attempted suicide

[pandora_spocks]

Originally posted by Janice

• Decreased interest in sex

Not necessarily.

[Liza]

I didn't know I had it at all until my mom finally said something to me. She was absolutely right. I was starting fights with everyone for no reason, eating far too much, had no interest in going out with my friends, didn't do my homework, didn't care about school... it was not a good place to be. If you suspect you may have depression, ask a member of your family - they will know.

[Janice]

Originally posted by pandora_spocks
Not necessarily.

It is a symptom of depression, yet it doesn't mean someone is depressed if this or any of the other signs affect a person.

[pandora_spocks]

Originally posted by Janice
It is a symptom of depression, yet it doesn't mean someone is depressed if this or any of the other signs affect a person.

Yes, I know it's a sign of depression. I have depression and very bad case I might add, but I don't have a decrease interest in sex. I'm just saying not everyone who is depressed has that sign.

[Hollow]

Originally posted by Janice
• Persistent sad or "empty" mood
• Anxiety
• Irritability
• Unexplained crying
• Fatigue or unexplained loss of energy
• Loss of enthusiasm
• Memory loss
• Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
• Restlessness
• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
• Feelings of hopelessness
• Feelings of pessimism
• Feelings of guilt
• Feelings of worthlessness
• Feelings of helplessness
• Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities once enjoyed
•Thoughts of death or suicide or attempted suicide

oh my, those all apply to me.

i read in some medical book some symptoms of depression. the ones i remember were-

sleeping problems
loss of previous interests
saying "it's my fault" "i'm ugly" "i'm stupid" etc
moving and walking unenthusiastically

[dawsongirl]

Mine were...not caring about school and grades like I used to, insomnia, and crying more than normal. My anxiety disorder made me depressed because of all the things it was restricting me from doing that I used to do just fine.

[pandora_spocks]

Originally posted by Janice
• Persistent sad or "empty" mood
• Anxiety
• Irritability
• Unexplained crying
• Fatigue or unexplained loss of energy
• Loss of enthusiasm
• Memory loss
• Unexplained weight loss or weight gain
• Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
• Restlessness
• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
• Feelings of being in "slow motion"
• Feelings of hopelessness
• Feelings of pessimism
• Feelings of guilt
• Feelings of worthlessness
• Feelings of helplessness
• Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities once enjoyed
• Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic pain
•Thoughts of death or suicide or attempted suicide

I re-read all those symptoms and I have all of those except 'decreased interest in sex.' It's kind of sad I identify will all those. I should print this list out and take it with me when I go to see the doctor. Of course, with all the other stuff thats wrong with me they'll give me the best room in the nuthouse.

[MaydayMalonesGirl]

Originally posted by Janice
I pulled this up on the Web.


Symptoms of Depression


Symptoms of depression range from the obvious low mood to the seemingly unrelated tell tale sign of memory loss. The severity and types of symptoms vary with individuals and vary over time. Since depression manifests itself with such a wide array of experiences, it may difficult to diagnose and often goes untreated. Recognizing the symptoms, however, is the most important step in successful treatment of depression. These symptoms include:

I have 12 of those...

[Titania]

-being "down" for long periods of time
-abnormal weight loss or gain
-insomnia
-irritability
-memory loss or difficulty concentrating
-crying for no real reason
-loss of interest in normal activities

[EricIdlefan]

I have been suffering through depression myself and have mood swings and people don't understand why and how I suffer from depression and/or know what depression is like because they never have to suffer from it like I do. But if they understood and/or went through depression like myself, they would be more understanding. It has cost me three jobs, two I quit and one I was terminated. People treat depression like a headache. It's like treating cancer like just a "sickness and/or headache" and people are ignorant to not be sympathetic to what people are going through with depression!!

[Ags2000]

I've been suffering through depression for over 10 years. It was only jusr recently diagnosed. I had all those signs and then some. The one that caught MY attention and got me to ask for help was suicide. I can remember driving in my car feeling really down and thinking how easy it would be just to crash my car into one of the buildings and end it all.

I had that thought in my head about 3 seconds before I was thinking, "What the hell am I thinking?" That scared me VERY badly.

I started watching myself and seeing me get into all of these different moods. I would snap at the least little thing. I hardly slept at all. If I did, I would fall asleep about 5 am and be up at 6. I finally saw a comercial on TV for Zoloft saying if you have any of these signs, you could have depression.

So I started doing research on the net. I found this place that had a survey to take. I took the survey and it said It was VERY probable that I had a very bad case of depression and to go see my doctor as soon as possible. I was scared so I didn't go to the doctor right away. I thought "I know this now so I can handle it"

Don't fool your self into thinking that! Mine just got worse and worse until once again I was contemplatng suicide. At that point I went to my parents. I'll admit...I'm in my 20's but I was crying as I told my parents how I had been feeling and what I feared was wrong with me. I then showed them a list of symptoms I had found on the net and told them that was me. I had all of those symptoms and Suicide kept running through my mind.

My parents were so supportive of me. I made an appointment with my doctor and they both took off of work and came with me. I could hardly speak I was crying so much. I took that list to the doctor and when she asked what was wrong I handed her the list and said, "That's me," as I was crying.

I was put on meds and I have been through several before we found some that seems to work. My memory still stinks and I can still loose my temper sometimes..but that feeling of......being in the middle of a black hole with no way out is gone. I'm seeing both a councelor as well as a shrink until I get this under control.

The first step is to admit to yourself that something is wrong and to understand that IT IS NOT your fault. It's an illness. Even after you have been diagnosed, this won't go away quickly. It takes time...a long time to totally get over it.

If you even suspect you MIGHT have depression talk to somebody...anybody! I've had several friends who commited suicide because of depression and I was bound and determined that that wasn't going to happen to me. But looking back, if it hadn't of been for that Zoloft commercial i probably would have within the week. I was that close...don't let that happen to you. Talk to somebody and go see your doctor. They can put you on the right path.

D

[Polniaczek033]

Originally posted by Janice
• Persistent sad or "empty" mood
• Anxiety
• Irritability
• Unexplained crying
• Fatigue or unexplained loss of energy
• Loss of enthusiasm
• Memory loss
• Unexplained weight loss or weight gain
• Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
• Restlessness
• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
• Feelings of being in "slow motion"
• Feelings of hopelessness
• Feelings of pessimism
• Feelings of guilt
• Feelings of worthlessness
• Feelings of helplessness
• Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities once enjoyed
• Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic pain
•Thoughts of death or suicide or attempted suicide

Got 'em all.. =/

[Kay Scarpetta]

Originally posted by Janice


• Persistent sad or "empty" mood
• Anxiety
• Irritability
• Unexplained crying
• Fatigue or unexplained loss of energy
• Loss of enthusiasm
• Unexplained weight loss or weight gain
• Insomnia, early-morning awakening
• Restlessness
• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
• Feelings of hopelessness
• Feelings of pessimism
• Feelings of guilt
• Feelings of worthlessness
• Feelings of helplessness
• Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities once enjoyed
• Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic pain
•Thoughts of death or suicide or attempted suicide

Yeah that's me. Plus you add in the fact that I have symptoms of personality disorders like obsessive compulsive, anti-social, etc, and I'm one big crackpot.