You May Have These 6 Signs of Depression and Not Even Know It (Video)

by N.Morgan

One of the reasons depression is often misunderstood is that people may confuse it with just being sad or unhappy.

They expect that someone with depression should be able to just get over it, or should respond to efforts to “cheer them up.”

But depression is an illness. It’s not the same thing as being sad or unhappy, although those may be symptoms of depression. Dr. Simone Vigod, a psychiatrist at Women’s College Hospital, explains that everyone experiences life’s ups and downs, but not everyone experiences depression.

“Life happens: there are stresses in life and there are challenges in life,” Dr. Vigod says. “There are losses, there are transitions. And on a daily basis, there are things that can make our mood go up, or that can make our mood go down.”

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Sadness or a low mood is not always an inappropriate response. There are many situations, events and stressors in life that might make someone feel those emotions as they cope with a setback or a loss. This type of understandable reaction is not usually caused by worry.

It becomes a cause for concern when these feelings don’t go away.

Are you struggling with depression, but you are not sure if you have depression? The signs of depression can be very hard to spot, especially in high functioning depression (HFD).

You can watch our video about high functioning depression here if you haven’t: https://youtu.be/h50-JYAbKik

If you are not sure if you have depression or not, we recommend talking to a professional. The word Depression often makes you feel embarrassed or ashamed.

These feelings come from ourselves, or sometimes they’re put on us by other people. Unfortunately, some stigma surrounding mental illness remains, but depression is an illness, not an embarrassing habit.

There are more than 300 million people of all ages worldwide are going through different types of depression every single day. You aren’t alone.

Nobody is perfect, so don’t blame yourself for having it.

Be proud of who you are because living with depression is hard work and an obstacle every single day.

References:

https://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/a-question-of-health/question-of-health/difference-depressed-sad-unhappy

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkJEpR7JmS36tajD34Gp4VA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h50-JYAbKik

Stories Contributed by N. Morgan