6 Less Obvious Signs of Depression
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Published 2021-05-05
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1. Inconsistent sleep schedule (0:58)
2. You seem irritable or frustrated on a daily basis (1:49)
3. Your happiness seems forced (2:31)
4. You have an obsessive sense of responsibility (3:11)
5. You work extra hard to stay busy (3:57)
6. You compartmentalize your feelings (4:33)
Disclaimer: This video is purely for informative purposes and is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition. If you are struggling with your mental health, we highly recommend that you seek help from a qualified healthcare provider or mental health professional.
Article version of this video with sources: psych2go.net/signs-of-depression-no-one-talks-abou…
Some people might even mistake depression for laziness. To raise awareness, we also made a video on the signs you're depressed, not lazy: • 6 Signs You're Depressed, Not Lazy
Writer: Aditi N.
Script Editor: Isadora Ho
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
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References
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All Comments (21)
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"Depression can look like the happiest person in your friend group" Yep.
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“My mind is a home I’m trapped in and it’s lonely inside this mansion.”
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I HATE people who fake their depression to look “cool” and “relatable” because then actual depressed people get accused of being faker too and it makes them feel worse about themselves
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I have a therapist who helps me a ton throughout my times of distress, but I can’t help myself from looking at pictures where I’m genuinely happy and tell myself “where did it all go wrong.”
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“You look sad today” I’m sad everyday I just didn’t feel like hiding it
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"Insomnia can increase your risk of depression" Me watching this at 1am 😩
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I'm a veteran, was actually addicted to alcohol and cigarettes since my teenage. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
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I remember how I tried to hold my tears in front of my whole family, I wanted to cry so hard 😭
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Looking at your pictures in the past where you were still that happy little kid that has nothing in life to worry about hits different.
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“Did she give any signs of being suicidal?” No she was the happiest person ever.
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I remember when I was a little kid, I'd draw sad stuff in my diary and now like when it was in like- 2019, I saw all the drawings and I cried when I saw all of them...
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Sleep schedule Goes to bed: 11 pm Goes to bed: 12 am Goes to bed: 1 am Goes to bed: 2 am Goes to bed: 3 am Goes to bed: 4 am Goes to bed: 8 am Goes to bed: 10 am :). Its suck.. i hide my feelings to people specially my friends and parents
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“Inconsistent sleep schedule” Me: you’re already calling me out ;-;
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“inconsistent sleep schedule” i’m literally watching this at 4am
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Question: Is lack of motivation to even brush your teeth or shower/change clothes etc. a sign of depression? This is genuine.
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“you have an inconsistent sleep schedule” me: doing shit on my phone at 4:22 am 🥶🥶
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My sleeping schedule is like: Goes to bed at 9 PM Goes to bed at 10 PM Goes to bed at 1 AM Goes to bed at 12 AM Goes to bed at 8 AM Goes to bed at 4 AM Goes to bed at 11 PM Goes to bed at 2 AM Goes to bed at 1 PM Goes to bed at 6 PM
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I feel like depression gets overlooked for teens and kids so much just because they just think because there younger there’s no way they would have it but it’s not until they take there life or self harms themselves and then will it be serious :<
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So I go through depression every day... nobody knows this. I go somewhere and tell myself 1 day I'm ganna get through this. Whenever someone yells at me I go somewhere and break down... I lay in bed and cry remembering all my happy memories with my family. All I can do is bottle my feelings. I get bullied to the point I dont even care. But just think if u believe you can get through this u will probably grow up to be an absolute amazing person. Never give up because u will get through this. ✨✨
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Sometimes I wanna tell people how I feel but In the end all they do is talk about how they deal with worse or just bring up an exuse of why we should be fine. At this point I just want to talk to someone who will listen and talk about how I feel and have them comfort me and help me through my problems
