Some common symptoms of depression are feeling frustrated or irritable, having a loss of interest in things you found fun, difficulty sleeping at night (or day if your that type of person), a sense of fatigue every day/few days, thoughts of possible suicide, a sudden change in what you liked to eat, feeling you aren't worth anything and nothing will change if you leave, or just feeling sad in general.

Keep in mind that even if you have one, two, three, or more of these symptoms, it doesn't exactly mean you have depression. If these symptoms persist for 2 weeks or more, you might have it, but it would be better to get a professional's opinion first before using it to gather sympathy from others.

Currently, if it wasn't apparent enough during this and last year, students are one of the groups of people who suffer through depression the most. To back this up, there are articles upon articles telling us that after the pandemic started, a spike in positive cases of depression and anxiety also started. Do acknowledge, though, that due to the education system being split into elementary school, middle school, high school, and college and each of them having varying degrees of symptoms, we'll provide resources for the last 3 below, as depression hasn't been a huge deal with elementary kids. Right?

Middle School:

• Kid's Health

High School:

• National Institute of Mental Health Pamphlet

• Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

College:

• Center for Online Education Resource List

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America

• National Alliance on Mental Illness