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Common Signs of Depression
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Managing Stress
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Common Signs of Depression
Statistics
Managing Stress
Common Signs of Depression
Common Signs & Symptoms of Depression:
Change in mood: depressed or irritable
Decreased interest or pleasure in most activities
Significant weight change or change in appetite
Change in sleep: sleeping too much or too little
Change in activity: feeling sped up or slowed down
Fatigue or loss of energy
Negative self-perception: feeling worthless or excessive or inappropriate guilt
Problem thinking clearly: diminished ability to think, concentrate or indecisiveness
Suicidality: thoughts of death or suicide or acts of self-harm
Ways to Support your loved ones going through this:
Supporting their treatment
Check-in
Encourage them to do the things they used to love
Validate how they feel
Advocate for healthy choices
Report abuse
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