We all have periods in our lives when we're not so happy, or feel "a bit down" and often we can get over this by ourselves, but 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men will experience depression at some time in their lives.
Anyone who has ever suffered from it, will tell you that it is a very black and lonely place to be, the symptoms can include
- Persistent sadness or low mood, with or without weepiness
- A marked loss of interest or pleasure in activities that you normally enjoy
- Feelings of worthlessness, guilt or hopelessness
- Feeling like a failure - that you have let yourself or others down
- Disturbed sleep - either difficulty in getting off to sleep, or waking early and being unable to get back to sleep, or sleeping too much
- Change in appetite- either a poor appetite and weight loss, or comfort eating and weight gain
- Tiredness or loss of energy
- Agitation or slowing of movements
- Poor concentration or indecisiveness, even simple tasks can seem difficult
- A preoccupation with death and dying, despairing thoughts such as "life's not worth living" or "I don't care if I don't wake up" are common. Sometimes these thoughts progress into thoughts of suicide
If you think you are depressed seek help - talk to someone you trust about it, a member of your family, a friend or your doctor - no matter how hard it is to talk about your feelings - take it from someone who knows - the good news is that you will not always feel like this, and with help you can get better and be happy again
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