How do you know if you have depression?

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Depression
Learn how the brain works, and how to recognize the symptoms of depression.

Symptoms of Depression:

* Persistent sad, anxious or �empty� mood

* Sleeping too much or too little, middle of the night or early morning waking

* Reduced appetite and weight loss, or increased appetite and weight gain

* Loss of pleasure and interest in activities once enjoyed, including sex

* Restlessness, irritability

* Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment (such as chronic pain or digestive disorders)

* Difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions

* Fatigue or loss of energy

* Feeling guilty, hopeless or worthless

* Thoughts of suicide or death

Check yourself out at the website below:

http://www.med.nyu.edu/psych/screens/depres.html

If you think you have depression, a sinsere goodluck goes out to you. its not easy, but its something you have to get through by yourself. You will need to realise life is worth it, and that you are who you are for a reason, and that everything happens for a reason, what doesnt kill you makes you stronger. these arent just cheesey cliches, but they are serious quotes you must remember, for you were made by a God that loves you. =) good luck and god bless.
check out: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_get_through_depression

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