Depression is really a disease with a thousand symptoms, it manifests itself differently in each individual, and a frequent phenomenon is that even the individual suffering from depression is not aware of it or hides the disease for various reasons (often successfully).
The following signs of depression are either not associated with it or are associated only if they are present with at least one other sign that we consider typical (bad mood, withdrawal, etc.):
- irritability (most often we see depression as a calm and lethargic state, so irritability seems opposite to depression, but this is a big misconception)
- unreasonable feeling of guilt (guilt for events and circumstances over which the person has no influence at all or for banal things, e.g. when you forget to buy the newspaper you promised to a colleague or partner)
- loss of appetite, especially when it comes to dishes that were previously favorite
- real difficulties in concentration or thinking (this happens to everyone when they are tired, and the problem is when this is repeated often or when it is constantly present)
- insomnia (we associate it with anything and everything, mostly with anxiety or stress, but both can lead to depression)
- prolonged sleep (also a condition that we consider to be the opposite of depression and we mostly associate it with laziness or fatigue for a reason, but even with severe fatigue for a reason, sleep lasting 10-12 hours should significantly recover and restore the body)
- lack of activity for what used to cause joy or interest (a symptom that at first glance we associate with depression, but in practice, due to life circumstances, we usually first think that a person has lost interest for objective reasons, such as lack of time, fatigue, stress, etc. )
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