What Is Depression?

Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home.

Depression symptoms can vary from mild to severe and can include:

1.Feeling sad or having a depressed mood

2.Loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed

3.Changes in appetite — weight loss or gain unrelated to dieting

4.Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much

5.Loss of energy or increased fatigue

6.Increase in purposeless physical activity (e.g., hand-wringing or pacing) or slowed movements and speech (actions observable by others)

7.Feeling worthless or guilty

8.Difficulty thinking, concentrating or making decisions

9.Thoughts of death or suicide

10.Symptoms must last at least two weeks for a diagnosis of depression.

Also, medical conditions (e.g., thyroid problems, a brain tumor or vitamin deficiency) can mimic symptoms of depression so it is important to rule out general medical causes.

Depression affects an estimated one in 15 adults (6.7%) in any given year. And one in six people (16.6%) will experience depression at some time in their life. Depression can strike at any time, but on average, first appears during the late teens to mid-20s. Women are more likely than men to experience depression. Some studies show that one-third of women will experience a major depressive episode in their lifetime. Have any thought, drop your comments.
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11. LACK OF MONEY
The bloody thing causes the hardest of things, depending on the subreason involved e.g
Bae's coming, bae missed period, garri is almost finished, ATM swallowed the card and GTB is joking with you, etc. . . . .

kingharzy:



11. LACK OF MONEY
The bloody thing causes the hardest of things, depending on the subreason involved e.g
Bae's coming, bae missed period, garri is almost finished, ATM swallowed the card and GTB is joking with you, etc. . . . .

Pray you don’t experience depression and you’ll never know what depression means.
Cos experiencing it is the only way you’ll know what depression really means

Jonathan:

Pray you don’t experience depression and you’ll never know what depression means.
Cos experiencing it is the only way you’ll know what depression really means

Mr. Experienced experiencer, are you saying what OP wrote is sakamanje until one experiences it? ?

kingharzy:



Mr. Experienced experiencer, are you saying what OP wrote is sakamanje until one experiences it? ?

I didn’t read the op post . I read yours.

I've been depressed all of 2018
I hope I over come next year..

Lost a close friend last week
To what might be a suicide.
He depressed for months.

Depression is real it kills
May God help us living in
Nigeria is enough to be
Depressed.

carzola:
I've been depressed all of 2018
I hope I over come next year..

Lost a close friend last week
To what might be a suicide.
He depressed for months.

Depression is real it kills
May God help us living in
Nigeria is enough to be
Depressed.

@ the bolded
I lost my dad exactly the same way a couple of years ago