What Are the Major Symptoms of Depression?

In recent years, depression has gained much attention from the medical and pharmaceutical industries. Not only are much research done to study the causes of depression but substantial development costs too have been heavily invested by pharmaceutical companies to produce effective drugs in combating this sickness. Depression is no longer a sickness suffered by people who go through traumatic experience; where the symptoms could be readily noticeable. Yet they are many people who are suffering from this sickness silently while fighting for a glimpse of hope to survive. Through this article, I want to share with you several symptoms of depression. We should no longer be ignorant about this sickness that is damaging the lives of many individuals and their families, while taking the precious lives of many others who could not escape the fatality of this sickness.

Depressed individuals are constantly flooded with suicidal thoughts.

Depressed individuals' are constantly thinking about dying. They think that living is no longer worthwhile and by ending their lives, they can enter into the realm of eternal happiness. It often starts with a problem or a tragedy faced that is painful to go through. Such pain will lead to depressive thoughts which manifest itself in the form of self talk. This is when depressed individuals tell themselves statements such as: "No one cares about me", "Life is too difficult to live on", "Life is meaningless", "I just want to end my life", "I can't live another day like this", "I want to die" and so forth. If the stream of suicidal thoughts continues, some will begin to plan for their own death in great details such as method of death, time and venue of death. Some will also leave messages behind for their family and friends.

Depressed individuals are constantly feeling depress and sad.