Depression
Depression is a low mood that can last a long time or keep returning, affecting your everyday life.
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Depression
There are many reasons why you might feel low at some point in your life. Any sort of difficult event or experience could lead to sadness or low self-esteem. Sometimes it’s possible to feel low without there being an obvious reason.
Depression can often come on gradually, so it can be difficult to notice something is wrong. Many people try to cope with their symptoms without realising they’re unwell. It can sometimes take a friend or family member to suggest something is wrong.
Depression can often come on gradually, so it can be difficult to notice something is wrong. Many people try to cope with their symptoms without realising they’re unwell. It can sometimes take a friend or family member to suggest something is wrong.
- The symptoms of depression can be complex and vary widely between people. If you're depressed, you may feel sad, hopeless and lose interest in things you used to enjoy.
- The symptoms persist for weeks or months and are bad enough to interfere with your work, social life and family life.
- Continuous low mood or sadness, Feeling hopeless and helpless, Having low self-esteem
- Feeling tearful, Feeling guilt-ridden, Feeling irritable and intolerant of others
- Having no motivation or interest in things
- Finding it difficult to make decisions
- Not getting any enjoyment out of life
- Having suicidal thoughts or thoughts of harming yourself
- Moving or speaking more slowly than usual
- Changes in appetite or weight
- Constipation
- Unexplained aches and pains
- Lack of energy
- Low sex drive
- Changes to your menstrual cycle
- Disturbed sleep
- Avoiding contact with friends and taking part in fewer social activities
- Neglecting your hobbies and interests
- Having difficulties in your home, work or family life