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

Sadness is something that is quick and temporary in most cases, depression gets in the way of your normal daily activity.

If you worry about being depressed, it's best to seek a professional who can help you identify it, and then help you recover should you actually be depressed. Keep in mind that depression is more than just feeling sad, although it can definitely be a part of it.

Sadness is an emotion that is usually triggered by something. Even if the sadness isn't triggered by something, it doesn't last very long - it passes, and you're equally able to experience the other wide range of human emotions. Depression, on the other hand, is an overwhelming feeling of numbness. It saps your energy and your ability to feel emotions, and it takes away your desire to participate in the hobbies that you once enjoyed. If you feel as though you're suffering from depression, it's best to reach out to a mental health professional or, if this isn't an option, to a support group.

Sadness is short term. Depression goes on, and on. Sadness, we can get over. Depression can come and go and manifest again later.

You can see a doctor who will check if you have depression or not, or check if you have the symptoms of it but to be clear i think you should see a doctor :)

You can be sad one just few days,but if it take more times,than its depression.You have bad appetite,bad mood whole day,lost interest to everyone and everything.Its named depression.

Depression is a little deeper than sadness. It pushes more, lasts much longer, and takes an actually toll on your life and the way you live it. It is a physical feeling as well. Everyone gets sad sometimes, and its usually ok the next day or so. Depression tries to consume you. Don't let it.

The clinical answer is if it lasts more than two weeks. Depression feels a lot deeper than sadness, and occasionally occurs for no reason.

I have always thought depression to be prolonged sadness. Sometimes a situation may make me sad, but I wouldn't think of myself as depressed unless that sadness went on for a couple weeks and I began to feel hopeless.

Dependent on the symptoms, like how you feel everyday and what's keeping you down .. What's bringing you negativity .