Depression

Signs of Depression

• Feeling sad or down most of the time
• Excessive or unrealistic guilt
• Restlessness or slowing down of physical movement
• Loss of energy or fatigue
• Change in hygiene
• Believing that you are a failure or have let down loved ones
• Life seems meaningless or hopeless
• Frequently having a negative attitude and expecting the worst
• Lose of interest in activities such as clubs, sports or other social events
• Isolating and wanting to be left alone most of the time
• Difficulty concentrating and making decisions
• Frequent forgetfulness
• Poor self-esteem
• Difficulty with schoolwork
• Sense of being overwhelmed
• Emotional outbursts such as tearfulness, anger or irritability
• Significant, unplanned change in sleep, weight, and/or eating patterns
• Thinking of harming/killing yourself or that you would be better off dead

If you have experienced several of these concerns, you may have depression, a real illness. 322 million people around the world live with depression. (ADAA, 2022) Nobody chooses to have depression, but can function best with treatment.