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What are Some of the Signs or Symptoms of Depression?
Overly emotional Overly sensitive Unusually irritable
Excessively hostile Easily upset
Easily angered Irrational when angry
Violent when angry
Negative outlook about life in general Overly critical of self, of others, & situations Stressed-out, Burned-out, Can't get a job
Can't keep a job
Appears to be "lazy"
Tired all the time Can't keep house even moderately cleaned up May let personal hygiene go Sleeps a lot
Can't sleep
Has verbally expressed hating life Makes subtle or blatant mentions of wanting to be dead Mentions wanting to be killed in an accident Wishes for a terminal illness
Doesn't want to see people much Doesn't want to go places or do things much Generally not happy Starts smoking, drinking, or using drugs
Not self-aware enough to realize there is a problem Takes it personally & denies anything is "wrong" with himself or herself Attributes a lifetime of these symptoms to "personality" A person can be depressed and suicidal and be completely unaware of it
It is possible that there are no visible symptoms at all A person can seem normal and happy due to perhaps adrenaline when around friends and family A person can suddenly become relieved & happy because they have a plan to kill themselves A person may even drop subtle hints to co-workers or strangers about a plan to commit suicide
How Does Depression Manifest Itself?
Loss of Normalcy Loss of the comfortable, predictable, familiar, secure, self Loss of drive, direction, power, control Loss of energy, joy, humor, love, happiness
Replaced With Pain and Negativity You can't remember what it was ever like to feel normal. You can't remember a time when you weren't like this. You feel worthless and that your life has no meaning.
You can't tell anyone how you feel. You hold it in. You try to act normal. It's painful to be with people. You feel that you don't belong. Everything they say hurts. If you tell someone, you will cry. You will feel foolish, they wouldn't understand. They don't care or understand. You feel they can't help you anyway.
You feel that no one and nothing can help you.
You feel "hopelessness to infinity" Painful just to exist. Everything hurts. Painful to try to do anything, take a walk, fix dinner, wash the dishes, take a bath. You feel tired. Just standing up you are tired. You feel the pull of Gravity weighing you down. What's the point of living when you just want to die ? Why bother, why force it ?
Who cares anyway ?
You wonder what is going to happen to you. If only you could just close your eyes and disappear. If only you could just go to sleep and never wake up. You cry out for help when you are alone. You want to scream, wail, cry out to God or the Universe to help you... or to let you die. Suicidal Thoughts overwhelm you with excruciating pain, urging, compelling you toward death. Death calls to you, wordlessly from within darkness, the blackness, pulling you, drawing you in. You feel like you are dying.
Overly emotional Overly sensitive Unusually irritable
Excessively hostile Easily upset
Easily angered Irrational when angry
Violent when angry
Negative outlook about life in general Overly critical of self, of others, & situations Stressed-out, Burned-out, Can't get a job
Can't keep a job
Appears to be "lazy"
Tired all the time Can't keep house even moderately cleaned up May let personal hygiene go Sleeps a lot
Can't sleep
Has verbally expressed hating life Makes subtle or blatant mentions of wanting to be dead Mentions wanting to be killed in an accident Wishes for a terminal illness
Doesn't want to see people much Doesn't want to go places or do things much Generally not happy Starts smoking, drinking, or using drugs
Not self-aware enough to realize there is a problem Takes it personally & denies anything is "wrong" with himself or herself Attributes a lifetime of these symptoms to "personality" A person can be depressed and suicidal and be completely unaware of it
It is possible that there are no visible symptoms at all A person can seem normal and happy due to perhaps adrenaline when around friends and family A person can suddenly become relieved & happy because they have a plan to kill themselves A person may even drop subtle hints to co-workers or strangers about a plan to commit suicide
How Does Depression Manifest Itself?
Loss of Normalcy Loss of the comfortable, predictable, familiar, secure, self Loss of drive, direction, power, control Loss of energy, joy, humor, love, happiness
Replaced With Pain and Negativity You can't remember what it was ever like to feel normal. You can't remember a time when you weren't like this. You feel worthless and that your life has no meaning.
You can't tell anyone how you feel. You hold it in. You try to act normal. It's painful to be with people. You feel that you don't belong. Everything they say hurts. If you tell someone, you will cry. You will feel foolish, they wouldn't understand. They don't care or understand. You feel they can't help you anyway.
You feel that no one and nothing can help you.
You feel "hopelessness to infinity" Painful just to exist. Everything hurts. Painful to try to do anything, take a walk, fix dinner, wash the dishes, take a bath. You feel tired. Just standing up you are tired. You feel the pull of Gravity weighing you down. What's the point of living when you just want to die ? Why bother, why force it ?
Who cares anyway ?
You wonder what is going to happen to you. If only you could just close your eyes and disappear. If only you could just go to sleep and never wake up. You cry out for help when you are alone. You want to scream, wail, cry out to God or the Universe to help you... or to let you die. Suicidal Thoughts overwhelm you with excruciating pain, urging, compelling you toward death. Death calls to you, wordlessly from within darkness, the blackness, pulling you, drawing you in. You feel like you are dying.