Am I Depressed?

Do you ever feel so melancholic that you think you’re depressed? You don’t feel like getting out of bed. You don’t want to work. And you don’t even want to be around people.

Over the course of my adult life, I’ve felt that way several times. It’s not good. No one wants to feel that way.

But when you do feel that way, you can’t help but ask yourself: Am I depressed? And if you’ve ever asked yourself that question, I can tell you from personal experience and research that it’s a good thing.

Asking a question like that is better than saying, “I’m depressed.” I hear people saying it all the time. But is that really the case? Do you even know what depression is? What makes you think you are depressed?

The Definition Of Depression

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) defines it as follows:

“Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home.”

It happens to all of us, right? Life is hard. You can’t expect to have tailwinds all the…