Depression can have a lot of different symptoms

It lingers for at least two consecutive weeks,and significantly interferes with one's ability to work,play,or love.Depression can have a lot of different symptoms:a low mood,loss of interest in things you'd normally enjoy,changes in appetite,feeling worthless or excessively guilty,sleeping either too much or too little,poor concentration,restlessness or slowness,loss of energy,or recurrent thoughts of suicide.If you have at least five of those symptoms,according to psychiatric guidelines,you qualify for a diagnosis of depression.