Symptoms
Common symptoms of depression may include:
Fatigue |
Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of people diagnosed with depression. This can lead to people feeling extremely tired through the day which leads to an decrease in productivity. An constant state of tiredness is certainly a challenging obstacle for anybody. |
Mood Swings |
A person with depression may experience extreme mood swings across different emotions. For example, they may go from happy and upbeat to feeling sad and hopeless in a very short period of time. |
Sleep Issues |
People may sleep too often or too little. It is very tough to have a healthy and scheduled sleep cycle. Some may sleep through the day, while others suffer may suffer from symptoms such as insomnia. It all differs from person to person. Having a good sleep schedule is key to a healthy lifestyle. |
Anxiety |
Unfortunately allot of the times anxiety and depression go hand in hand. Somebody with depression may have a lower sense of self worth, and this causes them to be anxious as they tend to seek validation from other people. Several studies have shown that anxiety and depression both seem to be connected to each other in some way. |
Brain Fog |
When you have depression, your mind may be in lots of different places at once. This is why is is sometimes extremely difficult to focus on one subject matter at an time. This makes it hard for you to do things such as: attend a lecture at school, work effectively at your job or workplace, or even sit down and study for long periods of time. |