How to know if you are depressed

To know if you have depression, you can go to the hospital to do a heart check to confirm the diagnosis, and the second is to check yourself, the method of self-checking is as follows:

You can do a "SCL-90 Symptom Self-assessment Scale", you can know if you have depression, the scale is reliable and validity, and the results of the measurement are credible, and the scale is available for download on the Internet. You can also compare the symptoms of depression, if you have the following symptoms, and at the same time have more than three months, it is possible to have depression.

The symptoms of depression are mainly the following:

1, emotional depression: often manifested in sadness, upset, low self-evaluation, self-blame or a sense of guilt, pessimism and despair about the future, recurring thoughts of death or suicidal and self-injurious behaviors, and emotional depression is characterized by daytime and nighttime lightness.

2, slow thinking: slow thinking, difficulty in association, decreased ability to think consciously, slow response to stimuli, difficulty in concentration, memory loss.

3, speech and action reduction and retardation: less speech, low voice, often sitting alone in one place without interacting with others, loss of hobbies and enjoyment of life, loss of energy, fatigue, slow action when walking, and in severe cases, can be reached to the degree of depressive stagnation without food, drink, speech and movement.

4, in addition, depressive episodes can also appear nausea, palpitations, chest tightness, sweating and other somatic symptoms, male patients can appear impotence, female patients appear sexy loss or amenorrhea. At the same time, there can also be insomnia, early waking or excessive sleep, decreased appetite, significant weight loss and other symptoms.