Depression is a serious disorder. I sometimes get sad a lot. If affects mood, thoughts, behavior, etc.
I also suffer from depression. I have seen a therapist and also take medication for it as well as anxiety.
Yes I have had that as well. Sometimes depression is just temporary when we suffer a major life event.
I doubt mine is temporary, I've been dealing with it since I was 17 and I just turned 30. But I know for some, they say they are depressed but they really are just having a hard time at that time.
That is true, people use the term very loosely. There are signs to watch out for such as losing interest in activities or not eating like they used too.
Definitely. Withdrawing from friends is what made my mom catch on when I was younger. I was so sociable, then all the sudden, so withdrawn.
I'm glad it can be helped with medication. Sometimes even medication has depression as a side effect which is scary.