Depression Definition
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Mayo-Clinic Definition of Depression:
“Depression is one of the most common health conditions in the world. Depression isn’t a weakness, nor is it something that you can simply “snap out of.” Depression, formally called major depression, major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a medical illness that involves the mind and body. It affects how you think and behave and can cause a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may not be able to go about your usual daily activities, and depression may make you feel as if life just isn’t worth living anymore.”
Leslie’s Definition of Depression:
“Depression is a life-sucking leach. It causes perfectly healthy individuals to want to find a dark cave to hide in for months or years at a time. Depression makes you sleepy and completely unmotivated to get out of bed in the morning because you can’t think of anything worth doing once you do get up.”
Mayo-Clinic Symptoms of Depression:
Symptoms of depression include:
- Loss of interest in normal daily activities
- Feeling sad or down
- Feeling hopeless
- Crying spells for no apparent reason
- Problems sleeping
- Trouble focusing or concentrating
- Difficulty making decisions
- Unintentional weight gain or loss
- Irritability
- Restlessness
- Being easily annoyed
- Feeling fatigued or weak
- Feeling worthless
- Loss of interest in sex
- Thoughts of suicide or suicidal behavior
- Unexplained physical problems, such as back pain or headaches
Leslie’s Symptoms of Depression:
- Loss of interest in normal daily activities
- Feeling down
- Feeling hopeless
- Over-sleeping
- Trouble concentrating
- Unintentional weight gain
- Restlessness
- Feeling fatigued or weak
- Feeling worthless
- Loss of interest in sex