What separates depression from sadness and stress?
KindlyBunny
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Jun 23, 2015
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Sadness is often something that is only temporary and caused by one problem. Depression is an emotion often stretched out over long periods of time. It'd usually duller than sadness, but it still hurts, just in a different way. Depression also doesn't have to have a reason, it can simply be from a chemical imbalance. Stress is more fiery than depression, and is often very attached to specific causes.
Anonymous
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Jun 30, 2015
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While sadness is an emotion and stress is a mental state, depression is a disease of the mind-- just as serious as any other disease. And, like any disease, you need a doctor to diagnose you with depression, whereas sadness/stress are readily identifiable as a layperson.
theezx
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Jul 14, 2015
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Depression is a continues feeling of sadness, lack of motivation and a negative outlook on life. Sadness and stress don´t last months and will likely pass.
Anonymous
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Aug 11, 2015
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Depression can be cause by many things including sadness and stress. The only way to separate it is to remove anything that makes you sad or stress. Try doing things you love too keep your mind focused on something else other than the feelings.
Anonymous
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Aug 18, 2015
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Sadness and stress aren't bad things when they're logical. But when sadness or stress start to come for no reason, or feel disproportionate to the situation, it's likely that you're experiencing depression.
Anonymous
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Aug 25, 2015
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Depression is condition that is not temporary, a depressed person feels sad all the time and has a pessimistic way of thinking
That is different from sadness related to an specific situation.
bountifulWillow67
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Oct 26, 2015
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Sadness and stress are from particular events. Or perhaps a lot happening or just an off day. Depression goes a lot deeper and can go on for a lot longer with a lot of other symptoms
caitlin29
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Oct 30, 2015
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Depression is long term.
Greatlistener87
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Nov 16, 2015
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Being Sad/Stressed is when you have the feeling for a short period of time and then you move on, it does not cling on you like a virus and bring you or your health down. That is exactly what depression does to you. It brings you to a state that you don't let go and you can't move on with life.
Anonymous
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Dec 1, 2015
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You feel hopeless when you are depressed, you lose your interest in carrying on life. People are usually still hopeful when they are sad, and stress might motivate you to find solution to what caused it. People who are depressed might feel like what there is no point to feel hopeful or finding solution
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