{"id":108761,"date":"2019-06-11T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=108761"},"modified":"2022-11-10T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:00:00","slug":"depression-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/depression-symptoms.htm","title":{"rendered":"12 Depression Symptoms You Might Be Overlooking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By: shamaasa<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

by Andrea Blundell<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you think a person with depression<\/a> symptoms is sad<\/a>, crying<\/a>, and wanting to die<\/a>? Think again.<\/p>\n

Yes, these can be symptoms of major depressive disorder.<\/p>\n

But depression is a complex issue and there are<\/strong> many types of depression<\/a>. If you’ve been not yourself lately, and it is getting better but not worse? See if the below sounds a bit too familiar.<\/p>\n

10 Depression Symptoms That Might Surprise You<\/h3>\n

1. Coffee has stopped working. <\/span><\/h4>\n

Lately you are just\u2026. tired. You don\u2019t know how else to put it.<\/strong> You\u2019ve been trying all sorts to get over it. More coffee, less coffee. Going to bed earlier, not using screens before bed<\/a>, supplements….<\/span><\/p>\n

You are still exhausted<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

There are moments you feel like you are pushing through sand, as if your whole body, every cell<\/strong>, is fatigued. But blood tests didn\u2019t find anything\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Your sleep patterns are doing weird things. <\/span><\/h4>\n

Your usual eight hours is more like six as you are waking up very early, or can\u2019t fall asleep fast. Or perhaps you wake up several times during the night<\/a> and toss and turn. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Sleep problems<\/a> and depression come hand-in-hand so often it can sometimes be a chicken or egg situation – hard to tell what came first. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

3. You feel floaty, numb, even out of your body. <\/span><\/h4>\n
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photo by: Arthur Savary<\/p><\/div>\n

Mild depression<\/a> can leave you feeling as if you are flatlining. \u00a0You are neither happy or sad, you just…. are. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you have any sort of trauma<\/a> in your past you might start to experience dissociation<\/a> as your depression progresses. This feels like you are watching yourself from a distance.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. You are catching every cold and flu going. <\/span><\/h4>\n
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A scientist at Carnegie Mellon University<\/a> in the USA has shown that psychological stress makes us more susceptible to colds and also lowers the body’s ability to manage its inflammatory response.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you come from a family, workplace, or culture where depression is seen as unacceptable? You might manifest your depression symptoms in a physical way. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This looks like always have a cold or flu, or having many unexplained medical symptoms<\/a> you go to the doctor for but there is no obvious explanation. Some people even begin to have repetitive injuries<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5. You\u2019ve been randomly snapping at people.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Your nice girl\/guy image is getting tarnished of late because of a few\u2026\u2019episodes\u2019. <\/span><\/strong>Perhaps you<\/strong> snapped at a colleague<\/a>, got caught rolling your eyes at a manager<\/a><\/span>, alienated a friend<\/a>… And your poor partner, you\u2019ve really had a go at her lately. <\/span><\/p>\n

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You say you\u2019re just tired, but the truth is, you don\u2019t really know why you feel so moody. What you haven\u2019t told anyone about is the growing feeling inside. You just feel\u2026. <\/span>angry<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>A hidden rage<\/span><\/a>, and it’s growing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

6. You social life is doing a 180.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
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By: Filip Pticek<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Depending on your base line \u2014 what you are like socially when you are feeling balanced \u2014 <\/span><\/strong>this can look like suddenly going out every night, or suddenly turning down social offers to stay at home doing nothing<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, we all need to take a social break now and then, and yes, some of us need to get out more. <\/strong>So social changes can be normal. But check in with yourself. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you are going out way more, is there a sense of restlessness as well, as if you are afraid to slow down and face something?<\/strong> If you are staying home, are you feeling increasingly numb over the last few weeks?<\/span><\/p>\n

7. You\u2019re on a work bender. By choice.<\/span><\/h4>\n

It started as a bit of overtime. But now you are saying no to social events in favour of workaholism<\/a>, and are saying yes instead to every extra contract that comes your way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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You oddly feel a sense of safety each time you tell someone no, I can\u2019t, I\u2019m busy working. And you try not to notice that the moment you have to stop working you feel uncomfortable in your own skin.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

8. There\u2019s some serious overeating<\/a> happening. <\/span><\/h4>\n

Snacking is out of control. And you are not able to do portion sizes anymore. It\u2019s not a few slices, it\u2019s the whole pizza. You go out to eat and come home and eat again. Or buy groceries for the week, get home and eat it all in a day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The truth is there is a numb feeling that begins when you eat a lot<\/a> that somehow makes you feel better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

9. There is a lot more Netflix going on. <\/span><\/h4>\n
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By: Katherine Shill<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

It started as a half hour when you got home, maybe. Now suddenly you are finding yourself ‘coming too’ late at night, wondering why you\u2019ve gone and binge watched shows yet again. You\u2019ve started watching thing you don\u2019t even like. But you can\u2019t seem to stop. You might even have sneakily been watching at work. <\/span><\/p>\n

10. There is a lot more of something else going on.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Not Netflix, but more a lot of… “Netflix and chill”? Casual sex<\/a> can be a sign of depression<\/a> as well if you are using to to escape your emotions. <\/span><\/p>\n

The moment you begin aggressively overdoing one thing, and deep down you know you are trying to avoid feeling something? It\u2019s the depression spiral.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So habits of distraction<\/a> that are a sign we are falling into a depression can also look like: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n