A desire to be alone and to stay away from other people. Becoming easily irritated by little things or tearful for no reason. Feelings that he or she would better off dead, or an inability to foresee himself or herself in the future. Although most depressions have several of these typical signs, some depression sufferers don't show the major symptoms. If these symptoms are present schedule an evaluation with your doctor to rule out depression as a possible cause.
Depression affects the body as well as the mind.
Its victims sometimes gain or lose large amounts of weight. It is important for depression sufferers to see their doctors to rule out the possibility of an underlying physical illness. Depression's victims need to seek some sort of treatment-willpower alone usually can't conquer depression. A variety of mental health professionals can provide treatment for depression. Prescribes drug treatments and may or may not also offer psychotherapy.