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

Clinical depression is best diagnosed by a mental health professional who would ask you about the severity and length of your symptoms, in addition to delivering therapy/counseling. You can also discuss it with your GP.

Sadness is a severe pain related to being sorrow, feeling alone and helpless, which results from negative outcomes. . .Sadness can be viewed as a temporary lowering of mood, whereas depression is more chronic. Depression is a state of low mood. . .Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, worried, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, hurt, or restless. They may lose interest in activities that once were pleasurable, experience loss of appetite or overeating, have problems concentrating, remembering details, or making decisions, and may contemplate or attempt suicide. Insomnia, excessive sleeping, fatigue, loss of energy, or aches, pains, or digestive problems that are resistant to treatment may also be present.

Depression affects you physically, mentally and emotionally. Your sleep, diet, thoughts and health change. And you tend to be sad for long periods of time - the suggested time is longer than 2 weeks

Depression will last longer than just general sadness. A person might be sad for a day or a month due to any reason byt depression is a state of mind. It often persists for a very long time and brings along the repulsiveness to do anything from taking a bath to eating to getting up from bed. Depression might lead the affected person to have suicidal thoughts or no thoughts at all which is seldom the case if a person is just the sad. Depression includes sadness but sadness doesn't include depression.

You should know. Depression is a hard disease. Maybe you could speak it with a psychologist or specialist.

Depression is not just sadness, it's also feeling that you don't wanna do anything, don't feel motivated, don't have appetite, etc. If you think you're experiencing depression, talk with a professional.

Depression, for me, doesn't end. When I'm sad, I can feel it. I scream or cry, the loneliness is real. When I'm depressed though, I lack everything. I can't feel happy, or sad, or angry. I am just barely existing.

Depression is a feeling that lingers. Sadness comes and goes, but depression is a feeling that stays there in the back of your mind, even when you think you're being happy and having fun. It's something that's really hard to get rid of, even when you think you're fine.

Symptoms of depression aren't just being sad. It's also feelings of emptiness, boredom, and the loss of enjoyment of thimga you used to love doing. If you are experiencing any of the above for more than two weeks, consider talking to friends, family, and of course your doctor.

when u think about some that gets you down and in a while you just forget what made u feel low and upset..