How would you describe depression?

Depression is an unpleasant feeling or sometimes disorder that takes over the entire mind and body when it occurs. It can come with many emotions such as sadness, frustration, anger, and loneliness. Luckily there are many fixes to kick depression!

It's like not being able to get out of bed in the morning, like there's a giant cloud of unhappiness looming over you all the time. Sometimes, even when you have depression, you'll have really happy moments, but you'll get really depressed again later. It's confusing and mentally taxing to have depression.

Different for different people - some people feel very upset and emotional without proper reason a lot of the time, some people feel very angry, some very inside of themselves and don't want to go out, like to sleep a lot etc. I think it's a totally individual thing.

It feels like you're drowning expect you can hear everyone else around you. It feels like you're stuck in a deep dark hole and there's no way out.

Describing depression is not an easy task since it varies for everyone. My own experience with depression can be compared with a heavy wet blanket weighing down on the back of my neck. It is a monster that forced me to slouch while I gave it my all to fight it without falling on my knees. This was an external invisible pressure I felt. But it can also be described as an internal feeling: a feeling as if I am made up of Russian dolls. The smallest one in the center is the real me trying to rip out and break free but as the layers move further to the most outer layer, the layer that others (friends, family, strangers) see, it becomes just a shell. Depression can mean intrusive thoughts, negative assumptions, crying without knowing why, saying a lot more "No" than "Yes", lack of energy/enthusiasm, and anticipating the worst. It can feel like standing alone asking an important question aloud but having no one hear nor answer you leaving you feeling distraught. Depression may be a lot of things but it is not weakness and you are stronger than it.

I'd describe depression as a sort of suffocating shroud: in a lot of ways, it paralyzes and makes immobile. Personally I often feel like I'm caught in a sleeping bag whose zipper is caught, clawing at my own body from the inside like I'm trying to escape.

Depression is a prolonged feeling of gloominess, along with heightened tendency of inactivity. There are behavioral symptoms, like reduced appetite and reduced interest in tasks. It can occur in a comorbid state, usually with anxiety.

Depression is one of those mental illnesses that you can't seem to get rid off. It's like a bug that follows you around. Depression is a very serious but not as noticed illness. Depression can lead up to other things and it needs to be taken seriously

I would describe it as being in a dark room with no ventilation. Somewhere clammy, somewhere I feel extremely alone and somewhere my mind has to much time to think and there is no doorway out.

I would describe depression as being stuck in a deep dark hole, which it seems there is no way out. You just keep falling deeper and deeper in it. Until someone shows you the way out

It is like being a wish away from happiness with no coin to throw in the well and not a person in sight who you can ask for a coin.

A depressed person may not want to get out of bed. They have no desire to do things. Their physical and mental energy is low. Eating and sleeping habits are affected. Emotional and spiritual states of mind are also affected.

The feeling of emptiness and of never being good enough. The feeling of self-hatred and being alone. It's a constant battle against yourself, one you feel you were bound to lose.

Depression is a weight that keeps you from the things you love. It doesn't always seem to have any rhyme or reason to it, nor does it always come as a result of something that's sad. It's strong and it's sometimes difficult to get out from under that weight.

Being hollow. No happiness really. You're stuck in a back pit of sadness and you can't escape. You just sink deeper and deeper. And you feel so alone. You're sad almost all the time. When you're not sad, you're numb. It's terrible. The lights in your life have gone out.

Depression is like a demon that is always there, you are just waiting for something to trigger it and that's that set off. But don't worry it can be put back In the shadows.

I've had many different episodes of it and they were often very different from each other. Sometimes I feel almost pleasantly numb as long as I can stay distracted from my life (except that I can't move out of the bed); sometimes I trudge through invisible slime up to my neck yet am also made of slime through and through; sometimes I wonder why I'm not killing myself, because there is so clearly no hope for me; sometimes I feel only mildly tired and cynical, except that I keep noticing myself doubling over sobbing. When this happens I think, "Ugh, there she goes again." Often I sleep for three-quarters of the day. I almost never have the energy to cook or exercise or do housework. So I guess depression is a shape-shifter.

Depression is when a person constantly, or periodically has phases, where they feel down and upset. This can be triggered by a negative event, or can just happen for no apparent reason. Depression can sometimes be confused with just generally being upset, so it may be worth consulting a doctor to see if your symptoms can be diagnosed with depression if you feel you're experiencing it.

Depression is when you don't find pleasure in anything, you can't think of happiness or joy. Even if you were in a situation or around people that used to make you happy you would not feel happiness, instead you would feel like you were alone in a dark room.

You can describe depression as a feeling like sadness or sorrow. You may feel like you're worthless, contantly tired, and that the cup is half empty.

Depression is something you can never escape. I've had much experience with this, it feels like your walking under an umbrella except everyone else is dry and pouring rain is falling on you. You never feel comfortable, you're never yourself & you sometimes making god awful decisions that you never would have even considered when you were stable. If you feel depressed, get help because depression is something you never want to fall into.

Depression is a time where you want to be happy, but you just can't be happy. Simply not because you don't want to, but you just can't. No matter how hard you try to concentrate, your brain shuts down, you become numb. Nothing matters anymore. You become a part of a never ending storm. Always in pain, never expecting anything will turn out for you. It's just this dark place that nobody should ever have to be in.

Its a state of mind where you feel like you are going through hell. And its also a state where you don't get any new incentives, ideas, positive thoughts etc. Its a partial stop for everything. Maybe for me it was Half-Dead experience.

The dull numb feeling that penetrates your entire being, leaving you unable to do what you love and love what you do. It turns you into a person you don't want to be with thoughts that aren't yours.

Depression is the feeling of loneliness, sadness, hopelessness and despair. You have the impression that you are worthless and that life is only a burden. You are in a constant circle of darkness and nothing can cheer you up. Depression can happen to anyone at anytime. You can be the happiest human on earth but still depression can take over, sometimes for apparently no reason. As you suffer from the mental pain of this hopelessness, you are at risk of having suicidal thoughts. If you are, you must seek professional help immediately.

Depression is a realization and being aware of our feelings, yet sometimes we don't understand the state we're in because we are used to feeling good. It's a challenge phase, but much lessons will be taught to the being going through it, so they can be stronger.

Depression is when you feel completely lost, even around people that usually make you happy. Depression can be hard to deal with, but it feels amazing if you can conquer the sadness.

Well to be depressed feels like everything around you is against you. No one wants you to be happy. And you feel bad without any reason or it is difficult to pinpoint the exact reason behind your depression

It is like being in a hole of despair. You want out but you are feeling too weak. You find it hard to even get up in the morning and you find it almost impossible to fall asleep at night. You feel like drowning, only there are no life jackets. Everything that you used to love becomes uninteresting. You feel as if everything you used to admire starts to slowly fade away. And when you gather last strenght to reach it, it just disappears - it slips away and vanishes into thin air. It's an unbearable feeling.

Depression makes you feel very low. You have low motivation, and usually anxiety also. Depression can keep you from enjoying your life, and it can effect anyone.