While everyone may experience mild symptoms of depression at times, it is when the symptoms do not seem to pass, and begin to interfere with normal life that they require medical help.
An alarming statistic that has been found is that more than one in ten people who suffer from depression commit suicide.
Each person may experience depression in different ways, so pay attention to your own lifestyle to know if your feelings are not improving. Here are some of the common symptoms of depression:
- Constant Fatigue
- Restlessness
- Trouble focusing/concentrating
- Loss of interest in previously pleasurable activities (including sex)
- Feeling hopeless
- Persistent sadness
- Crying for no apparent reason
- Overeating or loss of appetite
- Unexplained physical problems that do not ease with treatment
- Thoughts of Suicide