The incidence of suicide is as much as eighteen times greater. Loss of interest in activities and friends. A sense of being trapped inside yourself. You may develop an aversion to answering the phone or the doorbell, or to greeting acquaintances if you pass them on the street. A major change in sleeping patterns .
Anecdotal evidence suggests that many writers suffer from frequent insomnia.
But if your insomnia gets much worse than usual, this, too, can be a sign of depression. A generalized inability to take pleasure in life . This can include loss of interest in food, or obsessive consumption of it. A secondary symptom is unintentional weight loss or gain of more than ten pounds in a short period of time. It can also include loss of interest in sex.