What is the difference between sadness and depression?
Anonymous
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Jan 9, 2016
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Answer: There's a difference between depression and sadness. Depression causes problems with regard to a person's functioning. And the symptoms of depression typically last at least two weeks or longer. Sadness is one the of the symptoms of depression, but with depression you have more than just sadness.
incrediblePurple91
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Jan 9, 2016
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Sadness is only a part of depression, which is a disease or disorder of the mind. Depression includes sadness, of course, but it also includes difficulty becoming excited about things, anxiety, over-feeling (extreme sadness/anxiousness in normal social situations), and just feeling nothing sometimes. It is normal for humans to experience spells of sadness and depression in their lifetimes. It becomes a problem when it does not pass or get better on it's own, and that is when psychological help is recommended. If a saddening event has happened recently, give yourself a bit more time to overcome it before you chalk it up to depression!
Anonymous
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Jan 9, 2016
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Depression is an abnormal emotional feeling,but sadness is a normal emotion sadness can be caused by hurtful time you could be experiencing but depression is a mental illness and were sad about everything
Kellie
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Jan 10, 2016
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The difference between sadness and depression is that depression is a reoccurring feeling of sadness.
onthatgoodvibe
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Jan 10, 2016
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sadness is an emotion you feel when something doesn't go your way like getting fired your dog dies all common things to be sad about. However depression is like a sadness that doesn't go away it is a dark cloud that never goes away things that should make you happy don't sometimes people suffering from depression find themselves crying on a daily basis for no reason.
RaneemTH
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Jan 10, 2016
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Depression and sadness are two different things. Many people struggle with depression think they are merely sad. and many people who are extremely sad are worried they might be depressed. Because depression is associated with its symptom of extreme sadness.
Depression is a mental illness, depression is a serious condition that requires treatment. Sadness, on the other hand, is overreacting to a normative emotional state.
Sadness is a normal human emotion that we've all experienced it and we all will do so, again. It is triggered by a hurtful or disappointing event, or situation.
Depression is an abnormal emotional state, it is a mental illness. It affects our thinking, our emotions and our behaviors. giving myself as an instance, when I'm depressed, everything to me becomes sad. Everything is sad to me, I feel sad about everything.
Depression is losing interest in the things you once found very enjoyable and lovable. Depression is the lack of motivation and energy. It is the lack of tasting joy, pleasure, happiness, and anticipation. You get angry very quickly, frustrated very quickly, lack of concentration. Quicker to break down, easily. That's what depression is, and that's what sadness is.
SiegfriedX
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Jan 13, 2016
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Sadness, much of the time, is a healthy reaction to certain events. It can be mild or overwhelming, but it is short lived. Sadness can grow into depression though - when that burning, sick feeling of sadness persists for so long, it's hard to imagine anything being good again. Your thought patterns change as well as your behavior, both of which further affect your mood.
It is no longer a healthy response - it's developed into a medical illness: depression.
Happyness7
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Jan 13, 2016
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Sadness is when something bad happens and you get down and depression is more deep and contains more symptoms. Depressions usually lasts more than sadness and it's very noticeable.
Crest
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Jan 14, 2016
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Imagine happiness like a blown tire. This blown tire is sadness. Now imagine a rim without a tire. That's depression.
SoulListens
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Jan 14, 2016
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Sadness is temporary. Depression is prolonged. While sadness deals more with feelings of the heart; depression has a lot to do with a wandering unstable mind. One can overcome sadness by listening to a good peace of music or watching a baby laugh. Whereas, depression needs time to settle. Time heals sadness; Depression can cause serious consequences if not encountered soon.
HelpfulNick95
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Jan 14, 2016
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Sadness is more of a temporary emotion, while depression is definitely a longer process and usually linked to a tragedy or shocking event, such as a loss. Sadness you can still carry throughout your day without too much compromise to your daily routine. Depression however comes with the feeling of fatigue, loneliness, and sometimes even suicidal thoughts. This is more of an extreme sadness, and usually comes as a symptom of an anxiety disorder such as SAD, GAD, and general phobias.
YouDeserveToBeOkay189
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Jan 16, 2016
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Simple: Sadness is more temporary and is a feeling, while depression is a diagnosable mental illness that needs to be taken seriously and is more long-term
iAqcuainted
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Jan 16, 2016
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Sadness is an explainable feeling.
Depression is all lengths of irrational.
There's hollow and numb.
Anonymous
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Jan 17, 2016
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Sadness is usually temporary depression has a sympton of sadness. So if you feel sad for a long itme that can lead to depression.
Adhuri
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Jan 19, 2016
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Depression is chronic and sadness is acute deprivation of happiness. Sad can easily cut of from life but in case of depression it is long term effect on mind
Anonymous
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Jan 22, 2016
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Depression is a more severe feeling of sadness and hopelessness, often accompanied by other symptoms such as: irregular sleeping patterns, loss or gain in appetite, loss of interest in activities you normally enjoy, or a lack of energy. Clinical depression is defined by such characteristics, and a continuous depressive mood which lasts more than 3 weeks.
Bblovetj
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Jan 23, 2016
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Sadness doesn't last as long as depression. When you are sad, you might cry but soon get over whatever it is that you were sad about but with depression it may be hard to be happy and sometimes you can't even explain why you feel the way you do.
Anonymous
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Jan 23, 2016
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Sadness is a normal human emotion. Depression is when a normal human emotion gets out of control to the point where it is no longer normal. Depression is a real illness. And skilled clinicians can tell the difference between the two.
cherishedEmbrace34
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Jan 24, 2016
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Depression is a mental illness, it is longtime sadness that could include feeling other emotions. Sadness happens at a particular time and lasts a short period of time like any other emotion.
Santana
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Jan 24, 2016
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I would say sadness is a short term feeling and depression is more of a deeper, long term feeling, i hope this helped you out
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