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Everyone has good days when they are feeling happy about themselves and their lives. Everyone has bad days when they feel unhappy or low.
Depression is when you feel low a lot of the time and don’t feel like things will get better. Some people describe it like ‘having a cloud hanging over them’.
There are different reasons why someone might be depressed, some reasons could be that somebody close to them has died, they are having a difficult time at school/work/college, they are having tough time at home or someone is causing them to feel upset and scared. Depression can also develop alongside an eating disorder.
Depression can
- consume your thoughts
- stop you from concentrating on school/uni/college/work
- make sleeping difficult
- cause you to feel like people are talking about/watching you
- make you feel like the negative stuff won’t ever get better
It is important to tell someone that you are feeling like this. A parent/relative, a friend, a teacher or lecturer.
You might want to think about speaking to your doctor. Doctors sometimes prescribe medication; they can also refer you to a counsellor, psychiatrist or psychologist to help you feel better.
