Prolonged period of sadness or not feeling “up to it,” people who are always feeling not in the mood, who’d rather mope around the house and feel sorry for one’s self is the best example for this symptom of depression.
Feels hopeless, perennial pessimist: speaking of feeling sorry for one’s self, another common symptom of depression is when a person actually feels like he/she has nothing to look forward to in his
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Dysthymia is a chronic form of depression that lasts at least two years. Dysthymia symptoms can include depressed mood, appetite changes, sleep problems, concentration difficulties, poor energy, and feelings of worthlessness, pessimism or irritability. The symptoms are not as intense as severe depression symptoms. Still, dysthymia can cause significant problems in one’s life.
People struggling with dysthymia are at risk for
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Bipolar affective disorder is a disorder of mood that involves a depressive phase and a nondepressed or manic phase. Bipolar means literally two opposite poles, thus explaining the meaning of the word. It isn’t quite that simple, though. People can experience the nondepressed or manic phase in more than one way. The mood during the manic phase can be euphoric or irritable or even a combination of the two. Furthermore, people can experience
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