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

It really depends on how long it's been going on. If it's only been a day or two, it may just be sadness. If it's been going on for quite some time, it may be time to seek out professional help.

Depression is the state of being sad constantly for a period of more than 2 weeks. The sadness is very hard to get rid of and often can have no real cause or reason, or be triggered by certain events rather than sadness which comes and goes, or simply goes.

Depression is heavier than sadness. Sadness is something that goes away more easily and doesn't affect your day-to-day life. Depression is not being able to get out of bed, whereas sadness is being able to get out of bed and make yourself feel better.

Sadness is temporary. It feels like you will be sad for a long time, but it doesn't last as long as depression. Depression is more severe and it can have long term effects on you instead.

It's pretty hard to tell at times, but sadness comes and goes and depression is usually constant. The best way to tell is to keep track of your emotions

Depression is a constant feeling of sadness and loneliness. You won't feel like doing anything and might have the intentions to hurt yourself.

Sadness is much more temporary, depression is where you feel sad for longer periods of time. For example, your friend might have told you some bad news and you feel sad for the rest of the day, but the next day you're fine and you are over it, when you are depressed, you feel sad day after day.

Usually with sadness you are able to move on and for the most part continue your daily living and function in your normal routine. Often with Depression you will have a continue feeling of hopelessness or a feeling that you can't explain or get rid of. It will often interfere with your daily living and possibly leave you unable to function in your normal ways. You may even feel worse than when you are normally sad. If you feel like you are feeling something worse than ordinary sadness such as a loss of a pet, or sad because you didn't pass an exam or you didn't get to go on that vacation you wanted, then chances are you are feeling something a little more. If you feel you can't function as you normally do and can't seem to stop feeling sad, then you might want to seek professional advice from a healthcare professional and/or also a counselor or therapist for further assistance.

The main difference is, that, basically, when you're just sad, there's a reason for it - and you will cry about it maybe, but eventually you'll be over it and you can be happy again - but when you're depressed, you don't really need a reason for it, you're sad and can't be bothered to do anything, you struggle with easy things like having a shower or getting out of bed and maybe you experience self-destructive thoughts. It can also last for a longer period of time.

depression is a deeper felling then sadness, depression is usually a lot of things put together or one really tragic event while sadness might be when you don't get something you want of someone hurt your felling's depression most likely started out as sadness but built up.