What is the difference between sadness and depression?

In my opinion, sadness is short-lived. Depression may span over a longer amount of time, I believe.

Sadness is a human response that takes place when something sad happens while depression is longer.

Sadness is temporary. Depression is long term and effects many parts of you life. As well as make you feel things other than just feeling down.

sadness is a lower level of depression. you can get sad on simplest things. and if you didn't know how to handle it, you may get depressed over it which is a higher level of sadness. over here, you can overthink which is not so good for you

Sadness is usually a feeling that is able to clear up within a regular amount of time. Depression is something that tends to stick longer with you and is recommended to get help for. Having depression tends to impacts people's lives in a more consistent long lasting way unlike brief feelings of sadness. Though depression can bring on sadness into someone's life.

Sadness is a temporary emotion, usually after a bad turn of events and is often over a short period of time. Depression, on the other hand, is not an emotion, but rather a lack of feeling emotions over a longer period of time. While a person who is depressed can be sad and another who is sad can be depressed, one does not necessarily mean the other. Sadness does not a direct consequence of depression, nor is depression a direct consequence of sadness.

Personally I experience sadness as a wet feeling; the urge to cry, sudden drowning emotions overcoming you, passing quickly. But depression to me was a numb, empty dry feeling, I didn't care enough to cry but I couldn't find the effort to be happy.

SADNESS & DEPRESSION , a lot of difference because being sad is something that pass for a hour, day or a week even though sadness can stay always in your heart, brain and body but being depressed is something else that a lot of people misunderstand the difference between sadness and depression. Nowadays almost all the teens are in depression and can't find a solution... It's hard to understand because you can't even fall asleep crying too hard ( if you're depressed ) and if we want to save our life from it we must read more books, watch movies, play sports. and care less.

Sadness is a feeling and is usually more short term and happens because of a situation that made you sad. Depression is a mental condition that usually lasts a lot longer and is usually hard to 'cure'.

Accowto me, sadness is a fleeting feeling that generally stems from temporary issues that may seem important in that given point in time. However, depression is a more serious issue that needs to dealt with professionally.