Defeat Depression was started to help teens who struggle with depression overcome the everday obstacles. Depression kills inside, but we're dedicated to raising awareness about this struggle that so many teens face worldwide. Send us a message, a comment, anything, we WILL reply. Its our mission to talk to everyone that needs help.
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What Is Depression?:
Most people have felt sad or depressed at times. Feeling depressed can be a normal reaction to loss, life's struggles, or an injured self-esteem.But when feelings of intense sadness -- including feeling helpless, hopeless, and worthless -- last for days to weeks and keep you from functioning normally, your depression may be something more than sadness. It may very well be clinical depression -- a treatable medical condition.
Signs of Depression:
According to the DSM-IV, a manual used to diagnose mental disorders, depression occurs when you have at least five of the following nine symptoms at the same time:
-a depressed mood during most of the day, particularly in the morning
-fatigue or loss of energy almost every day
-feelings of worthlessness or guilt almost every day
-impaired concentration, indecisiveness
-insomnia or hypersomnia (excessive sleeping) almost every day
-markedly diminished interest or pleasure in almost all activities nearly every day
-recurring thoughts of death or suicide (not just fearing death)
-a sense of restlessness
-significant weight loss or gain (a change of more than 5% of body weight in a month)
(This Information Was Found At WebMD )
