Am I Depressed?

so how do you know if you have

depression i'm dr julie and i'm going to

give you a super quick rundown so to be

diagnosed with depression you need to be

presenting with at least five of these

nine symptoms number one persistently

feeling down low in mood or hopeless

number two having little or no interest

or pleasure in doing things number three

disturb sleep either too much or too

little compared to usual number four

changes in appetite and weight you might

be eating more or less than usual number

five fatigue and loss of energy even

everyday tasks feel exhausting number

six agitation or slowing of movements

number seven poor concentration or

indecisiveness you might have trouble

making even the smallest of daily

decisions number eight feelings of

worthlessness or excessive guilt over

things that you might not normally feel

so intensely about number nine suicidal

thoughts or urges now all of these

symptoms can come and go but for a

diagnosis five or more of those symptoms

need to have been present for at least a

couple of weeks