I seem to be depressed, how can I tell?

1. Feeling depressed most of the day, either self-reported by the patient (e.g., feeling sad and empty) or through the observation of others (e.g., secretly weeping).

Note: In children and adolescents, it can manifest as irritability rather than overt mood melancholy.

2. Lose interest in all or most of the activities that interest you most of the day. Either through patient self-report or through bystander observation.

3. Significant weight loss or increase (5% of normal body weight), significant decrease or increase in appetite. (Note: In children, the absence of normal weight gain is considered).

4. Insomnia or excessive sleep every day.

5. Hyperactivity or decrease in mental movement every day (not only the restlessness or lack of wanting to move that I subjectively feel, but others can observe it).

6. Feeling tired and lacking energy every day.

7. Feeling worthless every day, or self-guilt and self-depreciation (delusions may occur). It's not just ordinary self-blame, or just a shame about your own blues.

8. Decreased attention and thinking ability every day, and hesitation when making decisions. (self-report or observation by others).

9. Often thinking about death (not just fear of death), or often having suicidal thoughts but no specific plan, or having a specific plan to commit suicide, or even suicidal behavior.

Because the specific area of the "anterior frontal cortex of the brain" of depressed patients is in a state of stagnation, they are depressed, slow in thinking, lack of motivation to do anything, full of pessimism, slow speech, low voice, and small volume. It is advisable to easily identify yourself as depressed. Pour the local psychological counseling center for examination.

Hello, please don't take yourself as depressed.

Depression can only be determined according to the duration, severity, and status of your illness.

Build self-confidence, regulate your emotions, make yourself happy and avoid loneliness, and communicate more with friends and family.

Typical symptoms are: insomnia, self-blame, loss of interest in anything.

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To determine whether you are suffering from depression, first of all, whether you have persistent low mood; secondly, whether there is a complete loss of interest in things; The next step is whether the self-evaluation is too low; There is also loss of appetite and sleep disorders; Finally, whether there will be adverse symptoms such as headache, fatigue, chest tightness, etc., such as headache, fatigue, chest tightness, etc.

In today's increasingly stressful and economic pressure, many patients have adverse symptoms of mild or severe depression, which brings serious mental burden to patients and is not conducive to improving the quality of life. So, how can you tell if you're suffering from depression? Let's take a look at it!

1. Persistent depressed mood.

The main adverse symptoms of mild depression include heavy mood, carefreeness, boring life, and depression. Some patients may also have symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, nervousness, memory loss, and sluggish thinking.

2. Things that are not of interest.

The patient is not interested in anything and has no goal to strive for. I didn't feel the warmth of my family, I didn't feel the care of my friends, I didn't feel the joy of work, and I didn't care about my old hobbies. I just want to be alone in my room, alienated from friends and family, and don't want to socialize.

3. The self-assessment is too low.

Depression is a common state of mind that overly devalues oneself, feeling that this is not good, that is not good, that is nothing. Looking at one's past and future with a negative, negative attitude, feeling that I can't do it, the future is bleak, and I feel useless.

4. Loss of appetite.

People with mild depression generally feel that eating has no taste, they don't want to eat what they used to like to eat, and they have no interest in food, so they have symptoms of continuous weight loss.

5. Sleep disorders.

In mild depression, a typical sleep disorder is the tendency to wake up early, usually waking up 2 to 3 hours earlier than usual, and once you wake up, you have difficulty falling asleep and falling into a sad atmosphere. Over time, insomnia will get worse and worse.

6. Physical symptoms.

A considerable number of patients with depression usually present with somatic symptoms of depression, including: tiredness, anorexia, chest tightness, headache, stomach pain, pain of various uncertain causes, etc.