I have projects to complete, but I can't think. I try to focus on my work, and I get lost. I keep wondering when the boss will discover how little I have accomplished. My wife does not understand. I'm irritable all the time, and yell at the kids, then I feel terrible later.
Nothing is fun any more.
I can't read, and the music I used to enjoy so much does nothing for me. I am bored, but I feel like doing nothing. There are times, when I'm alone, that I think that life is hopeless and meaningless, and I can't go on much longer . Sleep problems, difficulty with concentration, chronic fatigue, irritability, feelings of hopelessness, loss of interest in pleasurable activities - the list of symptoms does not convey the despair of depression. When you feel lost, hopeless, and don't know what to do, you might be depressed.