Posted by MA on March 30, 2000, at 22:44:13
In reply to Re: Does depression = feeling very sad?, posted by DC on March 30, 2000, at 14:28:15
Not always, but sadness has been there over the years and perhaps is part of the years I have lost to this illness. I usually don't feel anger even when I'm not depressed but some of my most distressing symptoms are vulnerability to stress including sound sensitivity, inability to follow conversations, inability to focus, feelings of apathy and uselessness. Also the feeling like I didn't fit in any where, not being connected to life or feeling any pleasure or joy, no matter what situation I was in. I was always pretending to be having a good time even when I was crying on the inside. I was attractive, smart, had friends, but didn't feel like any of it meant anything.
I have known people whose depression was the opposite. Not sadness, but irritability, anger, anxiety. I have heard this called an agitated depression versus melancholic depression, where the symptoms are sadness, crying, etc.
Sadness, I think, can be a later sign after you feel crummy for so long.
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