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#1 Difficulties Concentrating or Focusing:
- Easily distracted
- Often feels overwhelmed
- Unable to focus on the moment
- Can’t get projects done. Many unfinished projects
- Can be forgetful
#2 Troubles Sleeping:
- Over sleeping but still not feeling well rested
- Under sleeping
- Poor sleep quality
- Never feel fully rested
#3 Eating Too Much or Too Little:
- Chemicals in body can change
- In reaction to stress the body produced more cortisol which can increase appetite
- When not eating very much–the flight or fight system may have kicked in gear and adrenaline is the reason for decrease in appetite
- Emotional eating
- Bing eating
- Eating disorders
#4 Feeling Fatigued all of the Time:
- This can be multifactorial
- It may be important to rule out other conditions that might be causing fatigue. Some diagnosis to consider:
- Anemia
- Thyroid disease
- Cancer
- Autoimmune disease
- Diabetes
- Chronic pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Sleep apnea
- Narcolepsy
#5 Feeling Irritable/Angry:
- Often has rapid mood changes
- Don”t feel in control
- May respond irrationally to certain situations
- May burst out into tears during heated conversations
- Takes everything personal
- Anger out of proportion to the issue
- Person may seem like they are always on edge
- Person may seem like a ticking time bomb
- Getting annoyed by tendencies of others
- The don’t find the humor in things they once did
#6 Hopeless & Helpless Feeling:
- Efforts feel like it doesn’t make a difference
- Is always pessimistic
- Feel that no-one can help
- Feel that their situation will always be same
- Feel that bad situations will never change
#7 Loss of Interest in the Activities One Usually Likes to Do:
- Lack of motivation
- General decline in daily functioning
- Resort to certain unhealthy and unproductive activities
- Drinking
- Over-eating
- Cutting
- Over sleeping
#8 Recurrent Physical Symptoms:
- Stomach ache
- Headaches
- Muscle aches
- Nausea
- And others….
#9 Feeling Empty Inside
- Unquenchable feeling of emptiness
- Never feeling satisfied
- Nothing seems to be enjoyable
- Often feel that no-one would understand
- Lonely all the time even when others are around
- Feeling numb inside
#10 Suicidal Thoughts
- Feeling like you would be better off dead
- Don’t feel like things will every change
- Giving away personal property
- Sudden mood change
- Any alcohol or drug use?
This is not an all-inclusive list. These are some of the symptoms of depression. If you believe that you or someone you know is dealing with depression it is important to seek professional help.
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