The common symptoms of clinical depression
by clinical on Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 | No Comments
Here is a list of the common clinical depression symptoms -
- Feelings of sadness or unhappiness
- Irritability or frustration, even over small matters
- Loss of interest or loss of pleasure in normal activities
- Reduced sex drive
- Insomnia or excessive sleeping
- Changes in appetite mostly decreased appetite and weight loss, but in some cases increased cravings for food and weight gain
- Agitation or restlessness — for example, pacing, hand-wringing or an inability to sit still
- Slowed thinking, slow speaking or slow body movements
- Indecisiveness, high distractibility and decreased concentration
- Fatigue, chronic tiredness and loss of energy — a situation where even small tasks may seem to require a lot of effort
- Feelings of worthlessness or guilt, fixating on past failures or blaming yourself when things aren’t going right even if it has nothing to do with you.
- Trouble thinking, concentrating, making decisions and remembering things
- Frequent thoughts of death, dying or suicide
- Crying spells for no apparent reason
- Unexplained physical problems, such as back pain, abdominal pain or headaches


