Depression: Commons signs and symptoms 50 Articles

by Jan Sterrett

There are days when I feel like I'm carrying a heavy weight on my shoulders, and I find myself sighing deeply and unhappily. There are days when I don't want to get out of bed, but want to remain under the comfort of my co...read more

by Laura Lytton

The symptoms of depression are many and varied but they can be characterized by a general lowering of a persons energy levels; perhaps weight loss or gain; a reduction in libido; change in appetite and usually early mornin...read more

by Hayley Solich

HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM DEPRESSED? Feeling lethargic? Lost interest in everything? Feel like the world is against you? Can't see how life could be anything different? These are just a few of the symptoms of depression....read more

by Ethel Smith

For me, my depression has always had certain signs and symptoms which offers can easily spot. Often a person's symptoms may be quite individualistic but on the whole there are general signs and symptoms. However, when you ...read more

by Suzanne Fleming

Depression is an illness. It can be triggered by exterior events, or be caused by internal problems with maintaining hormone balance. The term depression is frequently misused; many people get sad or stressed, often for mo...read more

by Mona Gallagher

Most of us have experienced days when we felt inadequate, restless, or irritable. However, if symptoms last longer than two weeks, they require evaluation by a medical professional. There are classic symptoms for depressio...read more

by Jen Bonds

What is depression? Is it when you are feeling sad or unhappy? Everyone has experienced these feelings at one point in their life. This is a normal reaction for coping with life's problems. Depression, however, is whe...read more

by Hannah Leichstein

Contrary to what you may already believe, depression is not just sadness. We all have our ups and downs - while slogging through work or coming home to a messy house, you may feel down, and while helping your kids succeed ...read more

by Heather Lyon

I have a lot of experience with depression since I have been a chronic suffer of dysthymia since high school. There are different types of depression including dysthymia, major depression, and depression associated with bi...read more

by Marcus Brooks

Major Depression Disorder has always been around. In the past, its devestation wasn't respected. Flawed diagnosis allowed a mental disease to go unchecked. Sufferers endured in shame and silence. A depressed person cou...read more

by Mark Hopkins

The signs and symptoms of Depression include anxiety, tearfulness for no obvious reason, short temper, disturbed sleep patterns, lack of energy, feelings of hopelessness and despair, loneliness even in company, poor concen...read more

by Mark Johnson

Depression is a disease of the brain that can be treated. In order to treat this illness, there must be a recognition that it exists, then a willingness to seek help, and following through with treatment. First, though, ...read more

by Laura Leigh Fields

Depression effects many people in many different ways. Sometimes, the signs aren't very easy to tell. Other times, they are as plain as the nose on your face. If you think you could be depressed, make a doctor's appointmen...read more

by Todd Daigneault

One common sign of depression is withdrawal from friends and family. Depressed people usually fixate or center themselves on intense negativity (depending on the severity of their depression), and tend to gravitate away f...read more

by Holly Rogers

The symptoms of depression vary for each individual and also vary depending on the type of depression the individual is suffering from. The most common form of depression known to most is Major Depressive Disorder, however...read more

by Maggie O'Leary

Depression is a silent killer. Many people hide their feelings of depression from their families and friends, keeping the 'happy face' displayed in public view, and suffering alone. For years, I was one of those people. I ...read more

by Allen Teal

Depression is not always so easy to spot. This is due to the fact that it has such a wide range of severity from just feeling a little down to a clinical depression that requires medications and in-patient care for treatm...read more

by Darian Peters

Depression can occur in a mild form or a severe form known as clinical depression, unipolar depression, or major depressive disorder. Mild depression is merely an unpleasant temporary lowering of mood and allows the person...read more

by Des Fox

I would like to share my journey towards Depression and my on-going battle trying to keep Depression at bay. These are the major pathways that I have wandered for the past twelve years of my life. My life from the age of ...read more

by Veronica Martinez

Depression. Personally, I call it "the silent killer" When you are a victim of depression, you don't notice it at first. The first thing that comes to your mind is why the sadness and emotional pain won't go away, and many...read more