What separates depression from sadness and stress?

Depression is the integrated form of sadness and stress . Depression is a long term process of continuously being sad and stressed..and has its roots in repetitive thoughts of miseries an being sad nd stressed

I'd say the durability of these feelings. When they're more constant, that would be depression. I get sad and stressed sometimes but I'm able to shake that off doing things that make me feel good, but when I was depressed these negative feelings would go on for weeks, months.

Sadness is a temporary shift in mood, depression is a mental illness. Stress can be a cause for both.

Sadness may be coped with by spending some time with friends, or watching a funny movie. Stress may be eased by relaxing at the spa or reading a good book. With sadness and stress, you may feel down and out of place for a bit until you find something that lifts you up again. Depression, on the other hand, is not that simple. When you're sad, you usually know what can make you happier, whether it be listening to your favorite song or taking a trip to the beach. You know you're depressed when the things that used to make you happy, don't anymore. It's suddenly not as simple as being with the people you love and having a good time. Suddenly, you feel alone even in a room full of people. All the kind words and advice still leaves you feeling empty at the end of the day. Depression isn't just as easily coped with by going on the vacation of your dreams or spending time with the love of your life. It's feeling like no matter what you do, nothing works anymore. You could have it all, and still feel alone.

Sadness and stress are emotions we experience in response to situations. They are healthy, normal reactions to our environment, and these feelings often abate when the situation has passed. Stress can even be good for you in smaller doses, like when it motivates you to meet that deadline, or to react in a dangerous situation. Depression, on the other hand, is a condition that affects one's quality of life, causes personal distress, and interferes with daily functioning. While depressive episodes can be triggered by our environment, the symptoms tend to persevere long after the trigger is gone. There are different kinds of depression, but generally it is characterized by fatigue, loss of motivation, excessive or inappropriate feelings of guilt and/or worthlessness, thoughts of death and/or suicide, a loss of interest in activities you enjoy, and changes in appetite and/or sleep. For more information, you can visit http://depressionhurts.ca/en/default.aspx

An emptiness. For me personally sadness is where I have a clear reason for being upset, when depression is where I have many reasons, or no reasons. I may just sit there and start crying at the smallest thing because I ma so frustrated with myself. Its the need to sleep because you do not want to face the emptiness of the day.

Depression is a longer term issue. With sadness and stress you can still think logically and make changes to help yourself. Depression distorts your thoughts and sometimes makes you not want to help yourself because you feel you are not worth it. Things that would normally not make sense (e.g. suicide, you're worthless so much so that you feel guilty for breathing in air that should be for others, you are a burden on others that you would be doing them a huge favor if you killed yourself, etc.) start making a lot of sense.

From what I remember from the Self-Help module, a lot of what the professionals look at is duration. Also, although depression may have a trigger or coincide with several bad habits/happenings in the environment, depression is not typically environmentally dependent or based mostly on the stimuli at hand. I only have my own experience to go on, but when all the bad stuff got taken out of my life and I was put on antidepressants I improved. When I tried to "be normal" and quit taking the anti-depressants again, I quickly dropped back into being unstable and very close to suicidal. (note: it is preferrable to find and treat depression before it becomes that bad.. one can be very depressed and have it affect your life negatively in big ways _before_ one becomes suicidal) While things looked based on circumstances, and circumstances can influence a person in one direction or another a little.. in my case my sadness was a permanent chemical imbalance that needed medication to address. There are several different reasons why people might experience sadness and stress over a longer period of time. The self-study module, http://www.7cups.com/depression-help-online/ , explains how there are more than one type of depression. We active listeners are here for you and are happy to talk with you if you are depressed or sad or stressed. If you are really confused where the lines are between sadness and stress and depression, I encourage you to watch the self-study guide. http://www.7cups.com/depression-help-online/ and to follow up with a licensed therapist or physician. There is more than one type of depression and each one differs. Likewise there are several schools of therapy and many options today for treatment, so your prognosis if you don't stop trying to find things that work for you and your case. Good luck!

sadness and stress is for a reason...depression is that emptiness....u dont know wat to do ... u r just down for no reason....

This is a very good question- And I wonder the same for myself- I think sadness and stress is on the more milder side of things, and depression is on the more severe side of things- I think, good question. Might be a good idea to speak to friends, family. Maybe your local GP or doctor

Sadness is often something that is only temporary and caused by one problem. Depression is an emotion often stretched out over long periods of time. It'd usually duller than sadness, but it still hurts, just in a different way. Depression also doesn't have to have a reason, it can simply be from a chemical imbalance. Stress is more fiery than depression, and is often very attached to specific causes.

While sadness is an emotion and stress is a mental state, depression is a disease of the mind-- just as serious as any other disease. And, like any disease, you need a doctor to diagnose you with depression, whereas sadness/stress are readily identifiable as a layperson.

Depression is a continues feeling of sadness, lack of motivation and a negative outlook on life. Sadness and stress don´t last months and will likely pass.

Depression can be cause by many things including sadness and stress. The only way to separate it is to remove anything that makes you sad or stress. Try doing things you love too keep your mind focused on something else other than the feelings.

Sadness and stress aren't bad things when they're logical. But when sadness or stress start to come for no reason, or feel disproportionate to the situation, it's likely that you're experiencing depression.

Depression is condition that is not temporary, a depressed person feels sad all the time and has a pessimistic way of thinking That is different from sadness related to an specific situation.

Sadness and stress are from particular events. Or perhaps a lot happening or just an off day. Depression goes a lot deeper and can go on for a lot longer with a lot of other symptoms

Depression is long term.

Being Sad/Stressed is when you have the feeling for a short period of time and then you move on, it does not cling on you like a virus and bring you or your health down. That is exactly what depression does to you. It brings you to a state that you don't let go and you can't move on with life.

You feel hopeless when you are depressed, you lose your interest in carrying on life. People are usually still hopeful when they are sad, and stress might motivate you to find solution to what caused it. People who are depressed might feel like what there is no point to feel hopeful or finding solution