Depression and anxiety
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Depression checklist

Is it depression?

You may be experiencing depression if for more than two weeks you:

  • have felt sad, down or miserable, or irritable most of the time
  • have lost interest or enjoyment in nearly all of your usual activities.

You might also be:

  • not doing so well at work, school or university and/or
  • experiencing changes in your relationships with family and friends.

If this applies to you, and you also have four or more of the following symptoms, you may have depression.

  • you have lost or gained lots of weight
  • you feel restless, agitated or slowed down
  • you have lost a lot of energy and feel tired all the time
  • you  find it difficult to concentrate or make up your mind
  • you feel worthless or guilty
  • you feel that life is not worth living.

Depression checklist

For more than two weeks, have you:
1. Felt sad, down, miserable or irritable most of the time?  Yes
 
 No
2. Lost interest or pleasure in all or nearly all of your usual activities?  Yes
 
 No

If you answered “YES” to either of those questions, please complete the symptom checklist below.

Behaviours Thoughts
Stopped going out “I’m a failure”
Not getting things done at  school or work “It’s all my fault”
Withdrawn from close family and friends “Nothing good ever happens to me”
Relying on alcohol and sedatives “I’m worthless”
Stopped doing things you enjoy “Life is not worth living”
Unable to concentrate
Feelings Physical
Overwhelmed Tired all the time
Unhappy, depressed Sick and run down
Irritable Headaches and muscle pains
Frustrated Churning gut
No confidence Can’t sleep
Guilty Poor appetite/weight loss
Indecisive
Disappointed
Miserable
Sad
 
 
 
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