Is depression the same for everyone, or can it be different?
100 Answers
Last Updated: 07/26/2023 at 1:54pm
Perfect therapy for people who need help. I would like to say, I never can imagine it could be possible to heal people like that
Ta
Tania
Moderated by
Polly Letsch, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
I provide non-judgmental, person-centered, objective therapeutic treatment for individuals of all ages to improve social, emotional, mental and other areas of functioning.
Top Rated Answers
Anonymous
June 4th, 2018 5:32pm
It can be different for everyone. Not everyone experiences the same symptoms. Some people have severe cases of depression, while others have more milder cases.
Depression is definitely different for everybody. I don't think depression or mental illness affects any one person in the same exact way.
Anonymous
May 21st, 2019 5:43am
Depression is not the same for everyone and that is expected since everyone's brains are different. There are also different scientific levels and classifications of depression, such as seasonal depression, chronic depression, moderate depression, dysthmja, depressive episodes, etc. It is sort of a broad and fascinating thing, in a depressing way. Depression can also grow and ebb. Some people may experience severities others don't. Some people may experience additional symptoms others don't. Talking about depression and how it affects us can help us find others who are suffering and form bonds, friendships or explore the nature of depression itself. Good luck!
Depression is a very complex animal that can be completely different for absolutely every single different person. There is no one cure all for every person and it’s important to share every detail of what you think and feel with a professional. As difficult as it can be, it’s only when we allow ourselves to be completely honest with both ourselves and the person or people trying to help that help can truly begin. This may begin a long road to recovery, but that road will seem less daunting and get easier as long as you keep going. You may find the answer that helps you immediately, or it might take a long time, but what is the most very most important is that you do not give up.
Depression can be different for each person and - perhaps more importantly - be different within each person depending on the day.
One of the more challenging aspects of depression is the different ways it can manifest. Even when I am very depressed, I am dressed nicely with my hair done. I may sleep for 14 hours in a given day, but I will be dressed nicely.
The important thing is to identify what depression looks like for you. Is it sleeping too much? Lying on the couch watching reruns while life goes on around you? Are you crying all of the time? Eating non-stop or not eating at all? Depression can be very personal and it is important to identify how it appears for you.
It can be different, there are different types of depressions for different things like, family, heartbreak, losing someone close and everyone can all take it differently.
Some people use food to make them feel better, or isolation, not leaving the house, not eating etc..
Anonymous
October 4th, 2014 4:25am
Depression is different for every person. It has different effects and impacts people differently all the time.
Many symptoms and themes might be common, but depression is different for each person because it is experienced differently by each individual.
It is different for everyone! Depression is a mental illness and therefore it's not always the same.
Anonymous
October 17th, 2014 1:49pm
It can be very different, different kinds of depression, grief, guilt, sadness...pain...hurt...all kinds
It is different, some people are just : 'I feel depress today' and other have real depressions, they don't think about anything, just about them selves. and its special the way the people are.
I believe that depression is different for every single person who suffers from it, just the same as we are all individual and different from one another. It's our fundamental differences that make the way we react to things and deal with things so dissimilar. How can we be expected to feel the same way as someone else when we're depressed when we don't feel exactly the same as them when we're not?
Depression can be different depending on the person. Not everyone takes it the same way, some people get influenced differently, or get hurt more easily. So yes, it can be different depending on the person.
Depression for everyone can be different. It depends oh who you are and what's going on in your life.
Depression is different for everyone. Everyone feels things based on their own emotions and experiences.
Anonymous
October 23rd, 2014 1:04pm
It can be different in many ways. It make affect some more powerfully than others, and vise versa. Some people turn to self harm or suicide, or some can manage it from day to day, like myself.
I think depression is different for everyone, because every creature and also their mind, life, family is unique.
Depression can have different meanings to different people. For children depression revolves around their homework and games. For teens it is regarding friend issues or misunderstanding with parents can cause them depression..and for adults there are many other reasons leading to depression..career pressure..finding a job..and after that the pressure to get married and settled..so according to the different phases of life depression may also vary from people to people and accordingly their ability to cope with it also varies!
Depression is different for everyone - we all go through different things that make us how we are!
Depression is never the same for everyone. Being as I experienced it before, it wasn't too severe. It was very minimal actually. People handle it differently, and some don't handle it at all. It depends on the person, and their will strength.
Anonymous
September 17th, 2014 1:39pm
I believe there are different reasons that make a person feel depressed, but the symptoms are usually very similar. There are also different leves of depression in which a person can be at, it depends a lot on the situation and the way the person lives the problem.
People could have the same depression symptoms but each person who suffers from depression views life differently.
No, depression is different in at least a slight way for everyone. Although some people may have similar symptoms there are always at least one difference from being a textbook case.
Depression has many common symptoms but it affects each person differently! What is the same for everyone is that it is a feeling that no one ever wants!
I believe it is different for everyone, each person experiences it in alternate levels depending on their type of issue. This meaning, everyone is treated in a different way, what works for one may not for the other.
Anonymous
September 7th, 2015 12:20pm
in principle depression is a feeling can reach anyone, but it may come in different levels for different people. it mainly depends on the personal situation, and the surrounding environment.
Anonymous
August 31st, 2015 9:24am
It can be very different. In my case I am usually able to throw on a smile and pretend everything is okay (which is not something you should do, if you are depressed tell someone and get help) but in others they could not get out of bed for days or be very distant but still do things. It also doesn't feel the same for everyone. Some people with depression are sad, some don't feel anything and some just feel lonely. It all depends on who you are and your surroundings.
Depression, just like any other mental illness, is never the same for everyone. The way we deal with issues and emotions is a big part of your personality. We all struggle in different ways. At the end of the day, it's not about the feeling itself, but about how it affects the person.
I think this is an interesting question because the experience of depression is different for everyone but it's got a common element of pain. Pain is relative, and our perception of that pain alters the way we feel it, see it, acknowledge it, understand it, process it, and act on it. The experience is different for everyone because it's so unique to our lives, it reflects the pain that we've experienced and the fear we feed it. The experience of depression is different for everyone, but pain is a fundamental, and key element to its commonality.
Anonymous
July 20th, 2015 3:09pm
The basics like : being tired, no energy, no healthy sleeping schedule, etc are most of the time the same. But how you feel and how you handle things are different with every person.
Talk to an expert therapist
She is a really sweet and empathetic person and our conversations are very...
Reviewed Nov 2, 2024
Talk to Kajsa NowRelated Questions: Is depression the same for everyone, or can it be different?
What do you do when you have no passion or drive?My anxiety is getting worse and depression won't let me live my life, how do I overcome this?I feel sad a lot, unmotivated, and I often can't stop crying for many hours. But I sleep and eat decently and I also can smile or laugh sometimes. Am I depressed or just sad?How to get things done professionaly at work when I'm very depressed?How do I keep myself from getting to attached to people?I am struggling with codependency and depression. I cannot afford therapy. What can I do to get help?How do I help explain to a parent that what I feel is valid after they reacted badly?How can I open up to people more even if it scares me?How to deal with depression fallout?Why do I hate myself so much?