Is depression the same for everyone, or can it be different?

Depression varies a lot. It's different for everyone. That's why there are so many methods to help people with depression. To me, depression was like a wall of fog and I could not see behind it.

There is no set definition for depression, everyone can experience different variations. There are common symptoms, but overall, it's rarely the same for anyone.

The degrees and the reason for depression may vary from person to person. But the end result is the same of disliking them.

It can be different for everyone. One big example of a difference that could happen is there are some who sleep more than normal and then there are those who have trouble sleeping at all. Both, however, can be diagnosed with depression.

There are some things about depression that are the same, but other things that are different. For example, most people who suffer from depression have a negative outlook about their life and the world in general. However, the way they think about it can be different. Some people exaggerate things while others immediately jump to conclusions.

I think depression is the same for everyone. You know, we all, at one point in time, experience depression for some reason. What makes a difference is how a person handles the depression, how the person would take it, and what the person will have to do to help him/herself.

Depression can be different for everyone. The experience and range of it is different for all people. Everyone has their own unique cognitive process, and the way they interpret information. So depression can definitely be experience differently for everyone, however the symptoms, and the emotions that are felt in depression can be similar between individuals. Depression is not uncommon, but the extent and degree of them are different between individuals.

People are not exactly the same, so even if something exactly the same happens to two different people, they might not react the same way. So, yes. Not everyone will experience depression in the same way.

Depression is different for different people. For example: my girlfriend gets depressed in a way that makes her sleep a lot and not feel hungry and feel empty inside. I get depressed in a way that makes me feel foggy and pointless but I am still able to get out of bed, but my concentration gets really bad. I also tend to eat more when I am depressed. My mom gets irritable (as do I) when she is depressed and gets bad migraines. She naps a lot and her sleep schedule gets wonky so she sleeps from around 4pm to 11pm and is awake through the early morning and day. My grandpa gets depressed in a way that makes him withdrawn and quiet, but he stays active and doesn't talk about it. My sister gets suicidal and engages in risky behaviors. My friend's brother yells and gets very angry and skips school to avoid social situations. A diagnosis of depression is really just saying that you fix a certain minimum number of a list of symptoms. So what depression is like has certain limits - like a super energetic, rapid-thoughts, and psychosis will never be depression - but within the definition of Depression are many variations. You can have different combinations of those symptoms, and you can experience those symptoms in different ways than other people. If you are not sure if you have depression or not (because sometimes people ask when they are trying to understand what they are experiencing) it can help to talk to a doctor, counselor, or psychiatrist about what you're experiencing.

I feel like depression is individualized and unique for everyone, but symptoms and feelings that result from depression are universal.