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?
Anonymous
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Sep 14, 2016
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Depression comes in many forms. Just because you're not sad 24/7 doesn't mean you're not depressed.
Riko
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Sep 15, 2016
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It depends. Depression is not limited to just decreased appetite or crying. If you feel 'empty' and lonely all the time. Also, if nothing is meaningful for you anymore, plus all this disturbs your daily functioning for 2 or more than 2 weeks then you should seek professional advice.
brigettebee
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Sep 17, 2016
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If you feel sad, it goes away after a day or two and you feel like your normal self again. If you're depressed, the feeling of sadness continues for weeks or even months and it can be accompanied by low self-esteem and energy, difficulty remembering or concentrating on things and suicidal thoughts to name a few
Anonymous
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Sep 23, 2016
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It is great that you have identified the behavior. It might be a good idea to step back and try identifying anything that might be making you feel this way. Maybe you are stressed because of school or work. Maybe something hasn't been working out the way you wanted it to. If you can't pinpoint anything that is making you feel this way, maybe talk to someone (7cups listeners) and that can help clear things up.
Anonymous
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Sep 28, 2016
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depression feels like empty and numbness, not feeling like doing things you love to do, wanting to sleep all day, wanting to harm your body feeliing worthless
helpyou
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Sep 30, 2016
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You are sad. You need to pamper yourself. Love yourself. Take care of yourself. Do things that make you happy.
LeonMcLion
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Oct 1, 2016
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Think of depression like an unwanted visitor. It is not always there, when it's not there you can still manage to laugh along and smile to other people like you're perfectly fine but when it comes to visit you, that is where everything seems to break down.
Anonymous
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Oct 1, 2016
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You may be feeling sad and low at this time, from my own experience - during bouts of depression, the person can't find one thing to smile about and feels nothing to look forward to.
royalWillow84
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Oct 7, 2016
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You might have a mild case of depression but mild does not mean less serious. Contact a doctor and seek help. It wont make you weird or less amazing. Over half the population deals with depression.
Anonymous
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Oct 7, 2016
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It could be bipolar depression. I've struggled with this for quite awhile. It gets easier and you can get through it
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