How can I find out if i have depression without going to the doctor?!
Question: Why would you want to do that? Finding out that you have depression doesn't make it go away. You still need someone who can help you out.
Like the above poster said, there are depression screening tools on the internet, but they are not meant for diagnostic purposes. The only thing they can tell you is that you MAY have depression and to consult a doctor. So while they are a good first step, you really need to seek treatment if you want to feel better.
Anyway, if you are depressed I do hope that you get the help you need. There's no reason to "tough it out" when you could be really enjoying your life.
Good luck!
Answers: Why would you want to do that? Finding out that you have depression doesn't make it go away. You still need someone who can help you out.
Like the above poster said, there are depression screening tools on the internet, but they are not meant for diagnostic purposes. The only thing they can tell you is that you MAY have depression and to consult a doctor. So while they are a good first step, you really need to seek treatment if you want to feel better.
Anyway, if you are depressed I do hope that you get the help you need. There's no reason to "tough it out" when you could be really enjoying your life.
Good luck!
Google around for a depression screening quiz.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/depress...
There are a lot of sites that describes signs of depression. Read some of them and if a lot of things match up then consider going to a therapist. Obviously something is wrong though or you wouldn't be questioning whether or not you are depressed so it may be a good idea to go see one anyway
Are you depressed?
uuum if you are always depressed...lol
It requires expert diagnosis, so contact your county/local mental health agency: doctors are better with physical ailments. Quizzes are via section 1, or 2*. My standard post follows, but, if you are young, antidepressants are unsuitable for young people. See depression treatments, at ezy-build *(below) in section 2, and consult a doctor, to eliminate thyroid problems, etc. as possible contributing factors: also seek a referral to a therapist using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy. It is your decision, and yours alone, as to whether to take any antidepressants offered, but, before you do, read section 1, and check medications out at www.drugs.com so you will be on the lookout for side effects, like sexual dysfunction. My strong recommendation, however, is to follow the advice of my doctor, his associate, and also Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP, and Dr. Mercola, as well, at http://www.mercola.com and avoid antidepressants (pages 2V, and 2Z refer, & antidepressant websites: page 2). The reasons why we all share the same view on this are explained in full, as you will find, if you read the whole section. All of their advice, (except prayer, because many people are not religious) I have incorporated into the "core treatments", including occupational therapy, relaxation techniques, and exercise, with others as options, such as the supplements: Inositol, or SAMe, or herbal remedies, like St. John's wort. If you are diagnosed with clinical (major) depression, antidepressants may be necessary for a while, which will give the treatments time to become effective. The antidepressants themselves need at least several days, or even weeks to begin becoming effective. It's a good idea to taper off them slowly, with medical advice, after several months, say, to a couple of years, at most, because they are only effective in the long term for about 30% of people. Because of this, you would be well advised to begin the treatments immediately, and maintain them. I'd just thank your mental health care provider, and pocket the prescription, trying the treatments for a few months, to see if they are sufficient for you, before considering filling it (unless clinically depressed, and having great difficulty functioning, or suicidal, in which case I'd take them). If the amount of daylight you have been exposed to recently has reduced, perhaps due to the change of seasons, see Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) in section 2, at * http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris and, instead of taking 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily; replace 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements for the winter months only! (or, as probably a better alternative to the 2 cod liver oil supplements: 1 teaspoonful of cod liver oil, with a little butter, to ensure its use; I take mine on sourdough rye bread, or toast, covered with fishpaste, and pepper, to mask the strong taste). Consider having your doctor test your vitamin D levels, using the 25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D test. Optimal levels are 50 - 55 ng/ml (115 - 125 nmol/l. It should be above 32 ng/ml.
there's loads of quizzes online.
although some are complete crap.
if you think you have depression you shoudl talk to your doctor, to get anti-depressants.
a way to make you feel a little better;
keep a journal. as if it was a letter to someone that you never send, and write naything and everything that you feel. it' slike a person listening without anyone knowing wha'ts inside. trust me, it helps.