The Symptoms of Depression

The Symptoms of Depression

Depression is the common cold of mental illness. It can be very debilitating and one may never know that they suffer with this condition. Here are some of the symptoms of this mood disorder:

1)      a persistent feeling of sadness that you can’t seem to shake.

2)      Having trouble sleeping on most nights.

3)      Finding that you are sleeping excessively but do not wake up feeling rested.

4)      Having trouble concentrating and remembering details.

5)      Having very low energy. Feeling exhausted for a good portion of your day.

6)      Thinking excessively pessimistic thoughts about the future.

7)      Often thinking, “What’s the Use?”

8)      Finding your work to be drudgery even if you recall enjoying it in the past.

9)      Starting to lose confidence in your own skills, talents and abilities.

10)   Having a low opinion of yourself and others.

11)   Feeling very slowed down and thinking that the world is moving too fast for you.

12)  Losing interest in sex.

13)  Losing interest in your hobbies.

14)  Isolating yourself.

15)  Turning to alcohol or drugs for relief.

16)  Experiencing more aches and pains in your body. than usual.

17)  Feeling very stressed out and anxious.

These are but some of the common symptoms of depression. In future blogs I will be writing more about the experience of depression and ways of dealing with it.