Depression is a severe mental health issue that affects millions of people around the world. It degrades people’s perception of life and their world every day as time passes by. It is complicated to cure and often requires therapy or supplements to try to stimulate feel-good hormones. Unless you are aware of subtle signs of depression, it can catch you off guard. Are you aware of what might be keeping you depressed? Take our quiz and find out now.
1. Do you have trouble sleeping?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Sometimes
D. Yes, but it's rare
2. Do you often have panic attacks?
A. Yes
B. Sometimes
C. No
D. Yes, but it's quite rare
3. Do you feel sad sometimes for no reason?
A. Yes
B. Not really
C. Sometimes, especially when you remember the good time you’ve spent with a person that you’ve just lost
D. No, just angry
4. Do you lack motivation most of the time?
A. Yes, all the the time
B. Sometimes
C. Yes, because you just can’t reach your goal
D. No, not really
5. Do you feel like your life has no purpose anymore but can’t quite explain why?
A. Yes, you feel this way most of the time
B. Sometimes, but you still have hope
C. No, you still have hope and you keep on trying
D. No
6. Have you started feeling down because of a current separation?
A. Yes
B. No, nothing of the sort
C. Yes, bt you couldn’t quite control it
D. No, it’s more because of yourself
7. Do you feel very sad because you can’t seem to get accepted by others?
A. Yes, all the time
B. No, you don’t have this type of problem
C. Yes, because you wish you could look a certain way
D. No, you just get sad when you lose people
8. Do you have a hard time focusing on important things?
A. Yes, all the time
B. Not really
C. No, you are holding on with hopes that things would change
D. Sometimes
9. Do you have a hard time feeding yourself because you feel so down?
A. Yes, every day
B. Only when you are too nervous
C. Yes, and it almost looks like bulimia
D. No, not at all
10. Have you ever contemplated suicide?
A. Yes
B. No, not really
C. No, you would never do that
D. Yes, but it’s rare
