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Professional support is often required to determine the correct treatment in order to make a full recovery. avoiding contact with friends and taking part in fewer social activities.Withdrawing or isolating from family/friends.Thoughts of self harm or suicidal ideation.Poor sleep pattern with trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or sleeping too much.Decreased energy – feeling constantly tired.

Poor motivation – Loss of interest in the things you used to enjoy.Feelings of unhappiness, worthless, hopelessness,.Persistant feelings of low mood or sadness.‘I am usless’ ‘I am a failure’ ‘I have let people down’ ‘I am a burden’ The most common symptoms of depression are: It can interfere with a persons daily functioning regarding poor daily routine, work, social life, family/friends relationshipsĭepression affects people in different ways and can cause a wide variety of symptoms. Depression affects how a person thinks, feels and behaves and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems.ĭepression causes lower motivation to engage in activities and a person can experience a loss of interest in doing things that usually gives you a sense of pleasure and enjoyment. It can be categorised into different groups of mild, moderate and severe and is very treatable. It is a common problem that can affect about 1 in 6 people. Experiencing depression is different in the sense that it is not something a person can “snap out of” and it is not a sign of weakness. We may use the term “I’m depressed” when often this may be our mood is low and we are experiencing feelings of sadness which is different to actually having depression. We can all experience periods in our life where our mood is low and we are feeling unhappy and fed up for a few days. Depression is when a persons mood is low with persistent feelings of sadness is experienced for at least 2 weeks.

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