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| When You Are Depressed | • You feel sad or cry a lot and it doesn't go away. 
• You feel guilty for no real reason; you feel like you're no good; you've lost your confidence.
• Life seems meaningless or like nothing good is ever going to happen again.
• You have a negative attitude a lot of the time, or it seems like you have no feelings.
• You don't feel like doing a lot of the things you used to like - like music, sports, being with friends, going out - and you want to be left alone most of the time.
• It's hard to make up your mind. You not remember lots of things, and it's hard to concentrate.
• You get irritated often. Trivia make you lose your temper; you overreact.
• Your sleep pattern changes; you start sleeping a lot more or you have trouble falling asleep at night. Or else you wake up really early most mornings and can't get back to sleep.
• Your eating habits change; you've lost your appetite or you eat a lot more.
• You feel restless and tired most of the time.
• You think about death, or feel like you're dying, or have thoughts about committing suicide
When You are Manic
• You feel high as a kite... like you're "on top of the world".
• You get unreal ideas about the great things you can do... things that you really can't do.
• Thoughts go racing through your head; you jump from one subject to another, and you talk a lot.
• You're a nonstop party, constantly running around.
• You do too many wild or risky things: with driving, with spending money, with sex, etc.
• You're so "up" that you don't need much sleep.
• You're rebellious or irritable and can't get along at home or school, or with your friends
Talk to Someone About Depression
If you think you're depressed...Talk to Someone!
If you are anxious about depression in yourself or a friend, talk to someone who can help!!
There are a lot of people who you can talk to:
• a psychologist
• your school counselor
• your parents, or a trusted family member
• your family doctor
• your clergy
• a professional at a mental health center
Consider - Depression can affect people of any age, race, ethnic, or economic group
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