What is depression?  Can it be confused with anxiety and not boredom?
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Depression is when the Serotonin(I'm not sure I spelled it correctly) in your brain is out of whack, I don't think it can be confused with boredom or anxiety because when you are depressed you usually don't want to do even the activities you love most, feeling sadder than usual, feeling extremely tired and unfocused, close yourself off from people, there are different ways depression can surface, boredom goes away when you get tired of doing nothing, depression makes it impossible to just get over it, get up and get out of the house.\nI hope this answered your question
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Are you depressed by chance? \n\nOK, I erased all of that. I am now going to copy and paste several opinions on depression and energy. I am including the web address with each statement.\n\nThese are directly copied from the sites as noted...\n\nDepression can spring from many places, but no matter the source, the effects are profound. Depression drains your energy, diminishes your interest in everyday activities, and if serious enough, leads to thoughts of despair or even suicide.\ntroubledwith. \n\nhttp://www.med.umich.edu/depression/pregnancy.htm\n\nLearn about depression symptoms, the types of depression, depressive disorder causes, and available treatments such as antidepressant medications, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychotherapies. ... Hippocrates referred to depression as melancholia, which literally means black bile ... and/or weight loss, or overeating and weight gain. Fatigue, decreased energy, being "slowed down   www.medicinenet.com/depression/article.htm\n\nMajor depression is a serious medical illness affecting 9.9 million American adults, or approximately 5 percent of the adult population in a given year. ... severe depression. TCAs elevate mood in depressed individuals, re-establish their normal sleep, appetite and energy www.nami.org/helpline/depress.htm\n\nThe symptoms of depression during pregnancy are: two or more weeks of depressed mood, decreased interest or pleasure in activities, change in appetite, change in sleep patterns, fatigue or loss of energy, difficulty concentrating, excessive feeling of guilt or worthlessness, thoughts of suicide, extreme restlessness and irritability. \nhttp://www.med.umich.edu/depression/pregnancy.htm
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Exercise is one of the best solutions to depression.  Don't buy a treadmill, go jog outside.  Exercising outdoors is a lot better than indoors.
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no definintly not where did you hear that lol depression is all related to your mind and what triggers off certain things on how you feel and think and how you react to it either by getting on wit life or crying about it, sorry if i sound harsh.
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Usually, when pediatric psychologists (the people who talk to you and give you non-medical treatments) and pediatric psychiatrists (the people who can prescribe medicine for you) diagnose depression, they ask you questions about how you're feeling, how long you've been feeling this way, how intense is it, if you feel like hurting yourself or other people and other questions and follow a sort of checklist of symptoms that depressed people have. They follow a guide outlined in a handbook called the DSM-IV-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders) that is published by the American Psychiatric Association. If you've been feeling really sad and also have physical symptoms like tiredness, achiness, too much or too little eating and/or sleeping, definitely go see a doctor and make sure he checks to see if there is nothing wrong with your body. If that's ok, ask him to refer you to a pediatric psychologist or a pediatric psychiatrist who can treat you for depression. There could be something wrong with, for example, any number of hormones or you could have some other physical thing wrong with you. Depression and illnesses that have symptoms that are similar to those in depression are fairly common amongst teenagers.  Remember your body and mind are connected and your behavior and your "state of mind" are strongly interconnected. Do the things that make you happy and change your behaviors so that you'll feel better about yourself. It's no accident that we kind of walk around all tired and slumped when we're sad and walk with our chin up and a little hop in our step when we're happy.  Walking with your chin up will help. Give yourself a treat or do something you like that makes you feel good and relaxed when you perform actions that are good for you like completing and doing well in school tasks and homeworks or exams.  For example, if you go to school for a week, without skipping and complete all your homeworks, at the end of the week treat yourself.  Do that for a few weeks, then extend it to two straight weeks, then three and so on.  Give yourself a little snack for every two - three genuine hours that you study for an exam. Tell yourself that you WILL ace the exam and when you do, give yourself a real treat like a manicure or something else that oyu like.  Also, get into activities like sports or a gym that help work up a sweat, and pick up hobbies that help relax you like musical instruments or yoga or reading. If you need to work with a professional, also get the cognitive (the thinking part) and behavioral (the doing or acting part) therapy and help. There's tons of information out there on depression, and medical sites like WebMD, the American Psychiatric Association (psych.org) the American Psychological Association (apa.org) and government websites (like the NIH or NIMH sites) are good sources. Make sure you keep yourself well informed as everyone has an opinion about these things and there are people out there that will tell you things like depression doesn't exist or you should just snap out of it and grow up, or things like that that only make things worse.  The only ones that count are you doctor's, your parents' or a trusted adults' and your own. I hope you feel better :-)
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depression is a mental disease, so no. if you have diabetes or cancer is it a sin? it is time for society to see depression as a real disease and not something people just decide to have.
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Feelings of hopelessness, sorrow, fatigue.  Not wanting to get out of bed in the mornings & being unable to motivate yourself to do so.  Unexplained sadness, crying.  Depression is an illness of the heart & not the head.  Try to give thanks for some little thing each day - even if you can think of one thing.  Try not to focus on the negative.  I hope & pray that you will feel better & that you get some help.
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I have depression but not bipolar.
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depression.  low self-esteem.  supposedly attention-deficit disorder and hyperactivity (but I personally think that is natural and shouldn't be medicated).  I think the depression and low self-esteem are very real however.
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Depression is more than just the normal, temporary feelings of sadness and hopelessness associated with difficult life events. The symptoms of depression are often subtle at first. It can be hard to recognize that symptoms may be connected and that you might have depression. Common symptoms include:\n\nDepressed mood. \nInability to enjoy activities. \nProblems concentrating. \nChanges in eating habits or appetite. \nWeight gain or weight loss. \nChanges in sleeping habits. \nDifficulty going to work or taking care of your daily responsibilities because of a lack of energy. \nFeelings of guilt and hopelessness; wondering if life is worth living (common). \nSlowed thoughts and speech. \nPreoccupation with thoughts of death or suicide. \nComplaints that have no physical cause (somatic complaints) such as headache and stomachache. \nAll of these symptoms can interfere with your quality of life. Even if you don't have major depression, if you have experienced a few of these symptoms for at least 2 weeks you may have a less severe form of depression that still requires treatment.\n\nHow is it treated?\n\nDepression is usually treated successfully with professional counseling, antidepressant medication, or a combination of the two. Often a combination of the two is most effective. People with depression usually can be treated as outpatients, but in severe cases a period of hospitalization may be necessary.\n\nIf you have mild or moderate depression, you may be diagnosed and treated by your family health professional and a therapist or psychologist. If you have severe depression or other psychological disorders or do not respond to treatment, a psychiatrist, a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health problems, may be helpful.\n\nLet your health professional know if you suspect that you have depression, because it is often overlooked. If you are diagnosed with depression, you and your health professional can decide on the best treatment. The earlier you are treated, the more quickly you will recover. 1
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Phobia is to be afraid of something while depression is to be overly sad.
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Baby, if you ain't depressed, you're missing an awful good chance to be! You may have more than depression. Depression can be a symptom of another problem, anything from mental and emotional troubles to the physical. Insured or not, I strongly advise you to get a checkup at the local clinic (they usually have sliding fee, and sometimes can help for free). There is a questionairre they all have which will only take a few minutes to do, and they can refer you to a professional counselor if the meds don't help. (Alot of times it is just a chemical imbalance.) There is no shame in having a mental or emotional disease, only a shame if one doesn't get help for it!
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If you are depressed at the moment some of the following symptoms may sound familiar: \n\nYou feel miserable and sad.\nYou feel exhausted a lot of the time with no energy .\nYou feel as if even the smallest tasks are sometimes impossible.\nYou seldom enjoy the things that you used to enjoy-you may be off sex or food or may 'comfort eat' to excess.\nYou feel very anxious sometimes. \n\nYou don't want to see people or are scared to be left alone. Social activity may feel hard or impossible.\n\nYou find it difficult to think clearly.\n\nYou feel like a failure and/or feel guilty a lot of the time.\n\nYou feel a burden to others.\n\nYou sometimes feel that life isn't worth living. \n\nYou can see no future. There is a loss of hope. You feel all you've ever done is make mistakes and that's all that you ever will do.\nYou feel irritable or angry more than usual.\n\nYou feel you have no confidence.\n\nYou spend a lot of time thinking about what has gone wrong, what will go wrong or what is wrong about yourself as a person. You may also feel guilty sometimes about being critical of others (or even thinking critically about them).\nYou feel that life is unfair.\n\nYou have difficulty sleeping or wake up very early in the morning and can't sleep again. You seem to dream all night long and sometimes have disturbing dreams.\n\nYou feel that life has/is 'passing you by.'\n\nYou may have physical aches and pains which appear to have no physical cause, such as back pain.\n\n\nConsult ur psychiatrist and get the treatment..\n\nPLZ dont treat urself.
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I think it's the other way around.  Being depressed can usually lead to sleep problems.  Are you sure you're not depressed already?  If you're worried about a little case of insomnia, they have medication out now such as Lunesta.  You should look in to them if you're worried :)
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The name is Chronic Depression. It means that the patient has been suffering from depression for quite some time without any efficient treatment.
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Yes, and depression can also cause stress.  It's kind of like the chicken and the egg question.  If your depression goes on for any length of time maybe you better see your doctor before it gets out of hand.
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Clinical depression is a state of sadness or melancholia that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. Although a low mood or state of dejection that does not affect functioning is often referred to as depression, clinical depression is a medical diagnosis and is different from the everyday meaning of "being depressed". You can read more here\nhttp://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/21.cfm