Depression

Depression Hurts...
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• Have you recently lost interest in activities that used to be pleasurable?
• Have your sleeping habits been interrupted?
• Have you had any changes in your appetite?
• Do you feel helpless or hopeless?
• Are you having trouble concentrating or remembering?
• Do you feel restless or irritable?
• Are you feeling unusual or unnecessary guilt?
• Are you withdrawing socially?
• Do you feel anxious or empty?
• Do others tell you that your emotional expression appears absent?
• Do you suffer from persistent physical problems more often than usual that are not responding to treatment?
• Are you experiencing thoughts of suicide or death?
• Have you attempted suicide?
• Have you started using drugs/alcohol recently to avoid your sadness?

If you answered yes to two or more of these questions you may be suffering from a mood disorder.

Depression can cause both emotional and physical pain. Many people tend to seek treatment from a medical doctor for their physical pain while ignoring the underlying psychological problems. Thus, the depression may go undiagnosed.

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