But in everyday terms, it means you no longer have an interest in or find pleasure in activities that you used to enjoy. If you used to love painting and now you’re like, “Ugh, I don’t even want to think about it,” or if you used to participate in a book club or a sport and now you no longer want to engage, that’s the sign I’m talking about.
Sign number 4: Overeating or loss of appetite.
Obviously, this is not attributed to an eating disorder, which is something entirely separate. But if you’ve always had a regular healthy appetite and now find yourself binge-eating all day or overeating until you feel sick, or if you no longer have an appetite and you had normal eating habits before, it could be attributed to depression, and that’s one of the signs.
Sign number 5: Suicide or suicide attempts, or even suicidal ideation—thoughts of suicide.
Obviously, this is related to the fact that we’re deeply depressed, and things have been feeling really bleak lately, so we may contemplate ending it all. If this is something you’re struggling with right now, please call 911, go to the hospital, contact your therapist, do whatever you can to keep yourself safe.
The final sign, sign number 6: These symptoms are things we feel in our bodies because of our depression.
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