Little knowledge of depression

Everyone has felt sad at one time or another. Usually it is due to a disappointment, frustration or losing someone. Such sadness is normal. Time heals, the mood lifts and people continue to get on with their lives.

But in some people, depression can be so severe that it dominates their lives, preventing them from coping as they are used to. Depression of this degree is an illness and needs treatment.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION?The following are the most common symptoms of depression. If you experience 5 or more of these symptoms for 2 weeks or longer, you are probably depressed.

-Persistent sadness or feeling down or gloomy
-A loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed, such as socializing with friends and family, most of the day, nearly every day.
-Loss of appetite and loss of weight.
-Insomnia. For some people, on the contrary, they find that they are sleeping more than normal.
-Feeling restless and agitated more easily.
-Feeling tired and having little energy.
-Unable to concentrate and think clearly and thereby becoming indecisive.
-Feeling of worthlessness and quilt
-Recurrent thoughts of death