Symptoms of Unhappiness, Insomnia, Procrastination, Anxiety, Despair, Sadness, Downheartedness, Hopelessness, Melancholy, Dejection, Depression, by Aneek Gupta

1. General Symptoms
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Persistent sadness, loss of
enjoyment
Loss of energy
Feeling hopeless, low
self-esteem
Concentration problems
Uncontrollable crying
Inability to make decisions
Irritability
Insomnia or over-sleeping
Physical discomfort
Stomach and/or digestive
problems
Sexual problems
Weight loss or gain
Suicidal or grim thoughts
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Individuals exhibiting these symptoms chronically may be clinically
depressed. Unfortunately, most victims of depression do not attribute the
cause to clinical psychological problems. Without professional help, fits of
depression can become increasingly worse in extremity — stimulated by less
and less minor physical and mental irritations.
Depression in Teenagers
In addition to the general
symptoms, pay particular
attention to these:
Drop in school performance
Lack of interest in play
Lack of social interaction
Reckless behavior
Runs away from home
Excessive concern with failure
Drug use and/or alcohol
consumption
Depression in the Elderly
Depression often goes undetected in the
elderly because it rarely appears by itself.
Additional symptoms are included below,
along with a list of medical illnesses that
can cause the onset of depression:
Delusions, hallucinations
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Vascular dementia
Hypothyroidism
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Certain cancers
Chronic insomnia