Bring this with you to your doctor visit and use it as a way to discuss your concerns. Make sure you print this information as it will not be stored when you log off. If you do not have 5 of these symptoms but you have enough symptoms to interfere with your daily life, then see your doctor anyway. You may have a different form of depression or you may have an undiagnosed medical condition causing these symptoms. According to the NIH, not everyone who is depressed experiences every symptom.
Some people experience a few symptoms, some many.
Severity of symptoms varies with individuals and also varies over time. Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.