Am i depressed?!

Am i depressed?

i been feeling down lately. i cry alot for sometimes no reason at all. i feel like i'm losing all my friends. i feel like no one cares about me. i can't go to sleep right away. i always have thoughts about something bad happening to me. i also get tried and feel like not doing anything. i thought about death but it never got passed that. is it depression? any advice?

Wikipedia defines clinical depression as: a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living.
A person suffering from depression may feel tired, sad, irritable, lazy, unmotivated, and apathetic. Clinical depression is generally acknowledged to be more serious than normal depressed feelings. It often leads to constant negative thinking and sometimes substance abuse. Extreme depression can culminate in its sufferers attempting or committing suicide.

To me, it sounds like you have a lot of the symptoms. Some good advice would be to talk to someone you trust - like a close friend/ your mum/ aunt for example about how you are feeling - it can sometimes help to get it all off your chest. If you don't feel like you have anyone to talk to, it can be a good idea to write it down in a diary - trust me, this can be very helpful to organise your feelings and thoughts and help you understand yourself better. If you still find yourself feeling down, go and see a doctor - who may be able to refer you for counselling for example. Practical things you can do to help improve mood can be taking up some kind of physical activity like a sport you enjoy - see if your friends want to join a club or something like that. Sport is very good as it helps to reduce stress and make you feel happier! Also, a healthy diet with plenty of fruit and veg can help keep you from slumping and having mood swings which consequently cause you to feel down! Sorry for the very long winded answer, but i hope it was of some use! Good luck x