Fatigue or loss of energy 7. Difficulty concentrating or thinking clearly 9. Depressed individuals typically feel sadness or despair. They find they have lost their ability to feel pleasure and they are no longer interested in things they normally enjoy. Some depressed patients may be more irritable or tense than sad.
Many patients experience a marked lack of confidence and feelings of ineptitude.
Some people will avoid situations that require any sort of responsibility for fear of failure. Changes in the Way of Body Functions Depression affects the body as well as the emotions. Depressed individuals may notice changes in the way their body functions. When people suffer from depression, they may have difficulty falling asleep, they may wake up in the middle of the night, or they may wake up in the early morning hours without being able to return to sleep. Occasionally, depressed individuals complain of chronic fatigue and report excessive sleeping rather than insomnia.