For anyone who wants to know, it was the list f symptoms from the BBC Health site on depression, here and the actual list of symptoms are :-
What are the symptoms?
As with many mental health problems, there are a number of symptoms of depression and it's very rare for all of them to occur in one person. They include feeling generally miserable, as well as:
- Variation of mood during the day. It's often worse in the morning, improving as the day goes on - but the pattern can be the other way around.
- Disturbed sleep, usually waking early and being unable to get back to sleep
- A general slowing down of thought, speech and movement
- Feelings of anxiety
- Tearfulness for no reason
- Short temper
- Lack of energy and constant exhaustion
- Inability to enjoy things
- Lack of concentration
- Difficulty making decisions
- Feeling that you're forgetful
- Negative thoughts about the future
- Feelings of guilt
- Loss of identity
- Blaming self and low self-esteem
- Feelings of hopelessness and despair
- Unrealistic sense of failure
- Loneliness, even when around others
- Becoming preoccupied with illness
- Loss of appetite and resulting loss of weight
- Reduced desire for sex
1 comment:
Blimmey, reading all of those symptoms that you have highlighted, Kirstie - I would say it's safe to assume that you could possibly be depressed.
I *mentally* highlighted exactly the same symptoms as you!
I guess you have to determine over the next few weeks/months, whether it is actually depression and not the SAD disorder (not that that is any less severe) but come the summer months maybe you'll see an improvement in your overall mood? If your mood doesn't lift you really should seriously consider having a word with your GP or nurse. You don't want to let this go on unchecked :-(
Typically, of ALL the symptoms listed, WHY couldn't I have the - Loss of appetite and resulting loss of weight
???
Hope you feel a little brighter soon...
... and just think, only 180 days until you'll be jetting off to New York. Now that's gotta make you smile ;-)
Thinking of you!
Hugs,
Lins x
PS: I love the ABC pay scale, LOL. VERY GOOD!
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