How do I know if I'm sad or depressed?

Sadness is a normal human emotion. It is something we all experience. Depression is a constant state of mind. It is an abnormal emotional state, a mental illness to be more accurate. When we are depressed we feel sad about almost everything. One more difference which i can think of is that sadness requires an event or a trigger to happen but when we are depressed we don’t need any trigger, we are depressed no matter what happens. Considering someone with an illness merely to be “sad” is an insult to that person and minimizes an illness that takes thousands of lives every year.

The best way to find out is check the symptoms of depression using the Depression Self Help Guide or visiting your doctor. From there you can determine whether or not you are depressed.

It would depend on how long it lasts. If the sadness lasts a couple of weeks, it may be more than sadness.

There is a big difference between sad and depressed, but the main one is that when you're sad, you actually feel like crying, or giving up, but with depression, you actually don't feel anything, you feel like you have a hole in your heart, and you just don't like doing anything, and there isn't a single thing that gives you any satisfaction.

Sadness is a temporary emotion and passes quickly, however it can be caused by any other emotion. We can feel sad due to loneliness, loss or grief. However depression is a long lasting on/off emotion, that consumes ones life. There are many different forms of depression and the main symptom is Withdrawal. However the best advice possible is to seek professional advice. Doctors surgeries are anonymous and always a great source of knowledge. Whether it turns out your depressed or not, the doctor will always be able to help.

If you are depressed, you will feel tired a lot, and sad all the time maybe you just want to cry all the time. You might have suicidal feelings and feel extremely lonely

When negative, sad emotions have lasted for longer than it feels they should do, and they are getting in the way of every day life, that's depression. Sadness is actually a small part of depression. Depression often entails little pleasure and interest in doing things, hopelessness, and the feeling that you can't escape. There also tends to be physical symptoms, for example over or under appetite. A good indicator of your emotional wellbeing is the 7 Cups Emotional Wellness test, which you can find at https://www.7cups.com/free-emotional-wellness-test/ Note that none of this is substitute to a licensed practicioner.

I won't eat or do anything. I'll just sit in my room lost in my thoughts crying my eyes out. It's and empty feeling I can't get rid of

Person may feel sad at times when things don't work out as expected but that should finish with time but if this sadness continues it becomes depression which is not normal.

Depression can sometimes feel the same as sadness, but it will last much longer. If you have felt sad for two weeks or more you might have depression. Some other symptoms of depression are: loss of motivation, change in eating or sleeping habits and feeling empty. If you have one or more of those you may be depressed.

Depression is extreme sadness and cannot be fixed with simple things. It is a disease and needs to be taken care of by medication.

Do you go through short periods of sadness/loneliness? Or is it always there, constantly reminding you that you feel sad?

depression is more of a long term feeling. talk to your doctor about how you feel or try 7cups

Sadness will feel like any other emotion - no stronger. Sadness doesn't stop you from participating in, or enjoying your usual activities, but depression can. Sadness may come and go, but depression can be a little harder to get rid of.

You could go to your doctor and talk to he/she about it and get a second opinion or see what they think :)

When I start shutting everyone else out and all you can think about is how nobody loves you or that they never care

Feelings of sadness and depression are both normal human emotions. When your feelings of sadness or depression become clinical is when these feelings persist for 2 weeks or more and interfere with your daily life functioning

When im sad or depressed i lose interest in things i once enjoyed. I normally stay in and not reach out

Know what you are capable of and know what really saddens you and find out what is your attitude at all when problems come into your life.

Nothing feels important, you feel useless, life feels empty. It's like the emotional equivalent of watching paint dry

No one on the internet can really give you a real diagnosis, so you should definitely go to the psychologist if you have a serious concern.

Being sad is usually only once, it can be sad over something, for a few minutes, hours, days. Being depressed is when you are upset a lot, even with no reason and you get tired of trying to make yourself happy. You lose hope a lot and can't be bothered doing fun activities you enjoyed in the past. There is a big difference between being sad and depressed

If you feel unmotivated or can't get out of bed. There is a distinction between sadness and depression. Life seems hopeless and you can't find a way out. That is when you know you must reach out to someone.

Sadness is a temporary feeling, depression is longer term (not forever). I have to often separate the two for myself. Just stop and think to yourself "Okay self, how long have I been sad for? Is this an ongoing feeling?"

I believe that you will have a better understanding of your mood when you are stable. Probably you will not be so forfilled and will show less of a response to the relationships around you if you are depressed. You may also feel empty, confused, and detached from the circle of acquaintances you usually are close with. It would be helpful to ask yourself, what is one thing I can look at in my life that makes me unhappy? If you get an idea, try writing down three main emotions that you feel when this topic comes up. This should give you a better understanding of your situation at the time.

If you feel withdrawn from close friends and family and if you do not enjoy your favorite activities you may be depressed. Also a lack of I retest in eating or caring for yourself may also be a sign of depression.

You feel worthless and hopeless like evrything around you is awful. You may feel sometimes lost like a dark cloud or fog is with you. Sometimes confused . You may have lack of energy and interest. you may even experience low motivation. Sleeping to much or less sleeping. Crying alot and wanting to be alone. You may feel alone and scared and feels noone understands. You are not even sure why you are feeling this way and sometimes may even get angry and frustrated with yourself and others. usually it goes on and on and it won't go away. you have a hard time enjoying things you use to do and may even loose interest in things that mean the most to you.

You've probably searched up the symptoms of depression and checked yourself against them, thinking is this really depression. Honestly, it's hard to tell which is why you should see a doctor or therapist. Sadness is a normal emotion that people feel because of a situation. Depression, on the other hand, can occur without a reason and include many different emotions. Not only do you lose your worth, hope, energy, appetite, happiness, but you also lose yourself. You don't like anything anymore, including your old hobbies, life and even yourself. You don't recognise yourself anymore and your reactions aren't based on your emotions, they're based on your situations and how others would normally act in them. Nothing is constant anymore and everything is questionable. Questioning whether the smiles and laughs were fake or not. Questioning all these feelings that don't make sense. Questing the point of life. Amongst this confusion, sometimes you feel constant sadness and sometimes you can't feel anything at all. Depression is terrible, so if you suspect you have depression please tell someone and seek help.

Being sad is just for a short period of time, but depression is for a long time and feeling like everything around you is not how it used to be. However, if you are facing a depression, then feel free to contact me, I can help you, I'd been thru it, and I know how tough it can be. My depression was a real burden for me at the time, because it was the period of my life which is one of the important in a student's life, going to uni on first course in another country, but I got thru it

Based on my experience, depression can make you feel like there's a hole in your heart and you're empty inside. You have no motivation, maybe even to do something as simple as getting out of bed in the morning. You might hate yourself and feel that you are worthless, a burden to the people who surround you, and like there's no meaning to life anymore. Sometimes I had suicidal thoughts when I was at my lowest point and truly felt that I didn't have anything left for me. Feeling said will usually just come and go, but depression can persist for long periods of time.