How would you describe depression?

Like falling into a bottomless pit that is completely dark and inescapable. You feel like you're suffocating. You feel like there is no hope and no end to your suffering.

I would describe it as a plethora of feelings that mesh in to something that can effectively ruin someone's life. lack of motivation, anger, numbness, sadness and so many other emotions can be felt if one has depression. in short, depression is something no one wants to feel

It feels like the world is pointless and that anything you do or anything that happens doesn't matter. Nothing makes sense. Often times you also become suicidal, but its not a necessary part of being depressed.

I would describe depression as a weight that hits you hard when you least expect it.Its the most horrible thing ever.

Constantly being unhappy. Not being able to do things which you used to enjoy and enjoying themselves like you did back then. Feeling like your on your own, like you have nobody to speak to or someone that understands

No emotions are clear; a mix of sadness and everyother emotion possible, a lack of motivation to do anything.

A blackhole in your brain that absorbs and takes over everything you're thinking about, it changes the way you think, makes you irrational and emotional.

If I had to describe depression, it would be a lot messier than the sleeping all day, sad thought sort of depression. It’s the smell of your laundry that you haven’t done in over a week in a half but you can’t bring yourself to touch because it’s overwhelming. It’s the pile of dishes that grows slowly but surely, since sometimes you barely want to eat. It’s the sheets you haven’t washed in a long time because why wash them if all you ever do is stay at home in them? It’s the dust covering everything, yourself included. It’s the headache from sleeping too long, but not wanting to wake up. It’s the house you’ve let go but you can’t find the motivation to fix. It’s the books piled up that you know you want to read but you can’t focus on them. It’s the friends you don’t answer when they text, it’s the avoided questions of “what have you been up to lately” life has blended together into one continuous day, I don’t remember what was different about yesterday compared to today. It’s the knowing you have something wrong but having so few ways to fix it.

Depression to me is like a devil on my shoulder, or a shadow over me. It tells me that I'm not enough, or that I shouldn't bother doing things because it isn't worth it. It's a heavy weight I carry everywhere but with time will learn to hold and overcome. Depression doesn't define you.

Imagine you're wearing a belt. This belt has every tool to stop you from being attacked, basically: it makes you feel numb. It's great isn't it? Well, the belt also makes you feel heavy. You have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, or to stay outside for very long because of it. Some days it'll see like it's a bit lighter than others. Then you'll do everything you can, other days it'll be heavier. You'll do your best to hide this belt too, you'll wear a shirt over it for example, so people don't know about it. But in the end; you will always be wearing it.

A drowning sensation that feels like no one can save you because they can't see that you're drowning. They don't understand the daily struggles to just make it through the day. An endless tunnel that can't be escaped.

Depression is waking up as a skeleton in the morning and putting on a suit of skin and smiles for the day.

depression is like you feel alone and you dont want to tell anyone because you feel like you dont care you might feel so long and you cant do anything you feel like your failing everyone

To me depression is when everything is just gray and black, nothing you do realy matters, nothing you try realy helps. No matter what you attempt to do it seems to just fail and backlash. At all times. To me that is how depression manifested and how it almost swallowed me whole.

Losing interests in things you used to enjoy- not being able to attribute the problem to any one thing; things that should make you happy in a healthy state of mind feel empty.

For me, depression is like a black hole and the further you go into the black hole, the less motivation you have and the more sorrow, emptiness and pain you feel. it's also kind of like a black cloud that just comes over your mind and makes everything foggy and confusing

When you're depressed you think that your life has no value, you think that you make no difference in the world and you kinda annoy yourself for being alive (you hate yourself and everything that you do). Depression isn't always wanting to kill yourself. It is just not having the capability to feel happy (not for a long period of time). You might not want to kill yourself, but you wouldn't mind if you died.

To me depression feels physically like gravity is suddenly the most powerful force on earth and it weighs every muscle in your body down. And mentally: depression is an inability to construct a positive future.

Symptoms of depression can vary from person to person. Some of the symptoms can be change in appitite, loss of interest in things you once enjoyed, moodiness, sadness, and even physical pain just to name a few, if you think you may have depression talk to your doctor and they can make sure something else is not causing your symptoms!

Hopelessness, lost, loss of happiness, overwhelming, like a cloud over someone's head, draining, tiredness, lack of motivation

Well here's an analogy to help. It's like a dark stormy cloud that hangs over you, it casts its shadow over you and there's hardly any light that comes through to you. In this case the shadow is like deep sadness, it brings you down and when you try to be happy little or no light will come through. It might make you a little happy but it won't have much effect. Some days it's not as bad, there's hardly a cloud hanging over you. Other days it's like a dreadful thunderstorm, like your feeling are so overwhelming it's like being in an "emotional storm" darkness from the cloud is hard to escape from it wants to keep where you are, it wants you to feel weak and no longer motivated.

It would be hard to describe depression and be accurate. There are different types of depression and depression affects us all differently. However, some common symptoms are loss or gain in appetite, constant low moods, no energy, lack of motivation, feeling helpless or hopeless, crying often, sometimes physical pain and or thoughts of suicide. Any amount of depression can be a dark time for anyone.

I would describe depression as an uncontrollable emotion, just as if you were happy about something. Depression is a medical issue, a psychological issue which makes you extremely sad. Yes, people do get sad at times but depression is more severe that just being "sad". Depression is a feeling that not many people can find words to describe but it is emotionally painful for anyone who has it.

It's like a dark, never-ending tunnel, where you personally can't see the light at the end. You keep trying to escape, but you just get dragged deeper into it. It's like the rest of the world is in this mirror. You see the mirror but the image is distorted making you think that everything else is perfect and you're the abnormal one. At least, that's how I see it from personal experience. All you need to remember is that there is light at the end of the tunnel, you just can't see it yet.

Sad, hopeless, tired, confused. Feeling like nobody cares, like nothing is going to get better. Feeling alone

For me I would describe it as my best friend yet my worst enemy. It sticks by me until I get control and show it the door.

I would describe it as a gray, stormy rain cloud always floating above your head. Or feeling like you're watching paint dry on a wall all day. It may also feel like the world has been painted gray. And maybe most of all, depression is seductive. It's so tempting to fall into its embrace...to give up and let it take you. But it's important to remember that there's always hope, even in the most unlikely of places. Never give up :)

Depression is a state in which your whole world slowly turns grey and usually without you immediately noticing and before you know it you're stuck in a world that's black and white and nothing in between.

Depression is like an all encompassing blanket. It keeps you "safe" inside of it's clutches, and can often make you feel alone and comfortable. It makes you 'comfortable' because it tries to stop you from doing anything that could make you throw it off. You feel trapped, isolated, and confused. You can't find your way out from under the blanket, and at times it feels like it's so heavy that you can't breathe.

Depression is like your mind listening to sad songs, always, continuosly. Its like your body always stressing itself just not to hear the sad song your mind is always playing. Its like your apetite and your ability to sleep dont work anymore as a form of protest against your mind, and it will go on until your mind stops playing that song. But how can you stop your own mind? By controlling it, and listening to happy songs. Tame your mind, dont let it tame you.