How do I know if I'm depressed?

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Registered: 01-19-2004
How do I know if I'm depressed?
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Mon, 01-19-2004 - 10:22pm
I am new here. I think I might be depressed, but I am not sure. How do I know for sure? What can I do? I feel sad a lot, but I don't want anybody to know. I try to hide it as much as I can. But I don't know if I can do this on my own. I would appreciate any advice.
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Registered: 04-10-2003
Mon, 01-19-2004 - 10:55pm
Hi,

Well, the best advice I could give you is to go to your doctor and tell him/her how you have been feeling. He/she will probably ask you about different characterisitcs. The main ones include the depressed mood for most of the time, loss or gain in weight, trouble sleeping or too much sleeping, loss of concentration, and a feeling of hoplessness and/or worthlessness. There are more to it as well. If you feel that you have depression please seek treatment. When I was having problems I went to my doctor, he put me on medication (I did kind of wish he would have waited until I had an appointment with a therapist) and he also gave me a referral to a therapist. Going to a therapist really helps. These are just some things to consider.

Jessica

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Registered: 04-07-2003
Mon, 01-19-2004 - 11:14pm




Welcome to the board,

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Registered: 11-18-2003
Tue, 01-20-2004 - 10:22am
see if you can get an appointment with your primary care doctor let him/her know how you feel be totally honest with them and they may refer you to a shrink(sorry I love that word) there is also a test on the main page here for the depression board take t see what happens.

I hope you start to post here more often and welcome.