There is a great yearning to put distance between you and your problem, trying to escape the circumstances that have conspired so unjustly against you. 5 Loss of perspective. Losses, real and imagined, seriously distort your way of perceiving things. Your thinking becomes twisted and everything you see, hear, and do points to your failure. 6 Change in eating and sleeping habits.
Some people go on an eating binge, some stop eating.
Sleep can be fitful or very lengthy but not awaking refreshed. 7 Withdrawal from others. As depression sinks in, you no longer want to be around people, cancel activities, and don't return phone calls. Misery doesn't love company. Usually it is partly imagined, and partly real.