Depression symptoms can vary from mild to severe.
They can involve:
- Feeling sad or being in a depressed mood
- Loss of interest or pleasure in activities you used to enjoy
- Changes in appetite – weight loss or gain not from dieting
- Difficulty sleeping or over sleeping
- Low energy or being more fatigued than usual
- Increase in purposeless physical activity (e.g., unable to sit still; pacing up and down; wringing your hands
- Slower movements or speech (severe enough to be noticed by others)
- Feelings of guilt or worthlessness
- Difficulty thinking, concentrating, or making decisions
- Thinking about death or suicide
Symptoms must have lasted at least two weeks and must be a change in your previous level of functioning to qualify for a diagnosis of depression.
If you think you may be experiencing depression, ask your GP for a Mental Health Care Plan and contact Chapman Marques Psychology and Relationship Counselling – phone Reception or book online.