10 signs of depression

But when you are gripped by a severe sadness or when you are hopeless and this sorrow keeps you away from your usual routine, it is time to attention. Based on the National Institute of Mental Health, this is a hallmark of clinical depression, and about 7% of adults experience it. Some of the signs a person is depressed are related to feeding, sleeping, focusing, and so on.


1. Eat more than usual Depression is left to withdraw and can manifest with loss of appetite. "If your brain is preoccupied with negative thoughts, you may forget to eat or lose interest in cooking or preparing food," says Yvonne Thomas, a psychologist specialized in depression and self-esteem in Los Angeles. On the other hand, depression makes you jump in the opposite effect of this disease by becoming hungry and increasing your desire to eat. "Why the emotions that accompany depression like grief, pessimism for the future, and loss of self-confidence may force you to relax your feelings with desire to eat," says Tomas.

2. Sleep more or less Many people with depression caught themselves snooping over the covers or feeling tired all the time, Thomas says. "Sleep is another way that people with depression flee from grief, they become refugees," she adds. Others who sleep a little or are sleepy or even sleepless are very confused with obsessive thoughts.

3. Small things disturb you It's a crazy thing some people notice: depression can increase nervousness, says Jennifer Wolkin, clinical assistant at the Department of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology at New York University. You may often feel frustrated and frustrated: the little things you do not usually notice will be able to drive you away from society. "When people have physical pain, they often behave aggressively and are easily irritated and are similar to psychological pain, do not feel well or you do not feel yourself, and this may lose your patience by placing you even further," Tomas says.

4. You can not concentrate or focus Remember working times or forget when to get kids from the playground? Do you feel that your mind resembles a non-focussed picture, and how disturbing is the trace of how you weigh the choices and do the actions? This is your depressed brain. Being occupied with thoughts of grief or gaps can a
ffect your work, memory, and decision-making skills, says Wolkin. These unfocused thoughts can lead you toward making weak decisions or towards unhealthy and dangerous behaviors.

5. Do not enjoy the things that once made them happy Have you learned to spend happy hours with your company but in the last few weeks have you avoided it? Not taking part in the activities that once enjoyed because they did not give their previous satisfaction is another sign of depression. "Depression makes the appetite about activities or about a hobby that once enjoyed and isolates yourself," says Wolking.

6. Feel underestimated If you are putting yourself constantly down or feeling underrated then something is happening. Constant thoughts like "I'm not good enough" or "I do not" are dangerous because they can cause harmful behavior to the individual. If you think this way, you try to verify the negativity, and as a reward it makes them more depressed and puts them at greater risk.

7. Preoccupy with the thoughts of death Thinking about the end of your life, guessing how your friends or family will feel, weighing different ways to act and thinking about death in general are all indicators that professional help is needed, says Wolkin.

8. You are in panic and anxiety The great feeling of fear is usually considered an anxiety disorder and while this often is true it may also be a key to depression. Anxiety is often depressed and some depressed people have a panic attack, says Dr. Payne. 

9. Your energy level has dropped too low Depression can be a consequence that an individual does not eat or sleep very much. But it is also the result of having a black cloud of grief or hopelessness in your mind all the time. 

10. You have unexplained pain The emotional pain from depression when you get no help can be manifested by your body and cause pain like headache, stomach, neck or spine problems, says Dr Tomas.