Symptoms of Depression

WHEN YOU'RE DEPRESSED..

• You feel sad or cry a lot and it doesn't go away.

• You feel guilty for no real reason; you feel like you're no good; you've lost your confidence.

• Life seems meaningless or like nothing good is ever going to happen again.

• You have a negative attitude a lot of the time, or it seems like you have no feelings.

• You don't feel like doing a lot of the things you used to like-- like music, sports, being with friends, going out-- and you want to be left alone most of the time.

• It's hard to make up your mind. You forget lots of things, and it's hard to concentrate.

• You get irritated often. Little things make you lose your temper; you over-react.

• Your sleep pattern changes; you start sleeping a lot more or you have trouble falling asleep at night. Or you wake up really early most mornings and can't get back to sleep.

• Your eating habits change; you've lost your appetite or you eat a lot more.

• You feel restless and tired most of the time.

• You think about death, or feel like you're dying, or have thoughts about committing suicide