Major Depression

You have major depression if you feel depressed most of the time. Here are some more symptoms:

• Things that normally brought you pleasure no longer do so
• Picking up, or losing, weight
• Sleeping poorly: insomnia or sleep difficulties
• Feeling edgy and unsettled, or else very lethargic and listless
• Feeling fatigued and without energy
• Feeling unimportant, worthless or guilty
• Difficulty in focusing or decision-making
• Thinking of suicide

If you have experienced five of these symptoms persistently over a two week period, you may have major depression.