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There are a large number of symptoms of depression all of which are regularly exhibited by victims of depression so therapists in this area will tell you. Missing the symptoms of depression is especially easy for the person both suffering the condition and those closest to them as well.

You probably know someone who is depressed and are aware of the range of symptoms they may exhibit at any given time, even if they do not. Help is available long before the person suffering from depression exhibits every symptom and the sooner they receive help the better.

There is often a prolonged period of sadness and a lack of interest in doing anything. These two symptoms are still considered the best indicators of depression and something that doesn’t need a trained eye to spot.

Speaking of feeling sorry for yourself; another common symptom of depression is when a person actually feels like he or she has nothing to look forward to in their life. Extreme pessimism is another of the almost self destructive aspects of depression where nothing can go right and always seeing the worst in everyone and everything.

Depressed individuals do not value themselves at all, are lethargic and suffer from terrible guilt. How often have you heard a depressed person saying there is nothing to look forward to and known that they must be suffering from depression? The signs of depression are quite clear and visible to an outsider but the person suffering from depression and low self-worth probably cannot see their situation improving.

This failure to even enjoy your own hobbies and interests just shows how sever depression can become. What can be worse than no longer enjoying something that has always made you happy?

People suffering from depression, since they’ve lost whatever interest in life they may have had, are actually lacking of physical energy nearly all the time. Mental disorders such as depression often present signs of physical deterioration and there will undoubtedly be serious ramifications to their long term health if the situation does not improve.

As their mental health gets worse so will their ability to concentrate even on the simplest of things. Lack of attention to what is being said on or around them; depressed individuals also have trouble recalling events that may be recent.

People who sleep too much can have as many problems as those who sleep to little and may be part of the cause of memory failure and concentration troubles. Check for erratic behavior with food; for instance, is the person eating less than they usually do or more. Often when the situation has been allowed to continue, the person will have a morbid interest in death and dying but the worse aspect of depression is the effect it has on the sufferer’s health with headaches, digestive disorders and other pains being quite normal.