"Depression is a serious illness, about 1 in 5 people will have a bout of severe depression at some point in their lives...''

 

It is very different from the common experience of feeling miserable or fed up for a short period of time. When you’re depressed, you may have feelings of extreme sadness that can last for a long time. These feelings are severe enough to interfere with your daily life, and can last for weeks or months, rather than days.

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Depression is often experienced with anxiety, and sometimes constant anxiety can lead to depression.

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• Feeling overwhelmed, numb, empty and despairing

• Feeling helpless, feeling very tearful and upset

• Distancing yourself from others; not asking for support 

• Feeling very anxious, experiencing busy, repetitive thoughts

• Being restless and agitated , unusually irritable & impatient

• Waking up early, having difficulty sleeping, or sleeping more

• Feeling tired and lacking energy; doing less and less

• Using more tobacco, alcohol or other drugs than usual

• Not eating properly and losing or putting on weight

• Poor concentration, difficulty remembering things

• Feeling low-spirited for much of the time, every day

• Getting little or no pleasure out of life or what you usually enjoy

• Blaming yourself and feeling unnecessarily guilty about things

• Lacking self-confidence and self-esteem

• Taking a bleak, pessimistic view of the future

• Being preoccupied with negative and or suicidal thoughts.

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If you are suffering from depression & anxiety professional counselling could help you.