How do you know if you’re depressed? 

• Do you often feel low for most of the day? 
• Do you feel less motivated to do things you’d usually enjoy? 
• Do you often feel weepy or irritable? 
• Do you feel worthless? 

 If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, you might have symptoms of depression. Do you recognise any of the experiences described below?

Things you might do 

• Stop doing things you enjoy 
• Cry more easily 
• Spend more time alone 
• Stay in bed a lot 
• Wake up very early in the morning and then can’t get back to sleep 

How your body might feel 

• Can’t concentrate 
• Trouble remembering things 
• Never hungry, or always hungry 
• Exhausted 
• Sleeping too little or too much 
• Not interested in sex 

Feelings you might have 

• Sad 
• Irritable 
• Lonely 
• Empty 
• No interest 
• No pleasure 

Thoughts you might have 

• “No one likes me” 
• “I’m useless” 
• “I’m a failure” 
• “Things will never change” 
• “I just want to die” 
• “I can’t go on like this” 

Most people experience some of these, some of the time.  However, if you’re ticking boxes in each of the areas above (things you do, the way your body feels, feelings you might have and thoughts you might have) and these experiences are getting in the way of your everyday life, you can find out more about depression in the ‘Learn’ section of this website. You’ll also find some helpful tips on improving your mood in the ‘Manage’ section.