Symptoms of depression
Stress can lead to you to feeling 'down' and 'miserable'. What is different about a depressive illness is that these feelings last for weeks or months, rather than days. In addition to feeling low most or all of the time, many other symptoms can occur in depressive illness (though not everybody has every one). Being unable to gain pleasure from activities that normally would be pleasurable. Losing interest in normal activities, hobbies and everyday life. Feeling tired all of the time and having no energy. Difficulty sleeping or waking early in the morning (though some feel that they can't get out of bed and 'face the world'). Having a poor appetite, no interest in food and losing weight (though some people overeat and put on weight 'comfort eating'). Losing interest in sex. Finding it difficult to concentrate and think straight. Feeling restless, tense and anxious. Being irritable. Losing self-confidence. Avoiding other people. Finding...