Mental Health Care: When You’re Learning to Be Okay With Yourself - Depression Makes You Do These 6 Things Without Realizing It

Have you been struggling with a deep weight of sadness that you can’t seem to shake off? Has it become increasingly difficult to get out of bed every morning? It is important to take a step back and evaluate yourself; to see if you are experiencing these changes, as they might be signs of clinical depression. Disclaimer: This video is not intended to diagnose or self-treat. Please reach out to a qualified healthcare provider or mental health professional if you are struggling. We've also made a video on the signs it's depression, not laziness: https://youtu.be/q8HRGiUeZwc Writer: Paula C Script Editor: Caitlin McColl Script Manager: Kelly Soong Voice: Amanda Silvera www.youtube.com/AmandaSilvera Animator: Faye Miravalles YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong REFERENCES Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-5. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing; 2013.​ Medical News Today. (n.d.). What does depression feel like? MediLexicon International. Retrieved from www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/314071. Schimelpfening, N. (2021, January 29). Symptoms of Clinical Depression. Verywell Mind. Retrieved from www.verywellmind.com/top-depression-symptoms-1066910. The Depression Project. (2021, October 14). Things You May Not Realize You’re Doing Because of Depression. instagram.com. Retrieved from www.instagram.com/p/CU_FLX2NKR8/. What Is Depression? American Psychiatric Association. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression.