Are you depressed or just sad? Here's how to tell

how do you know if you're sad or depressed I'm psychologist Dr Ali and I get this question a lot sadness is a temporary emotion we get when we experience a loss or when things aren't going the way we hope they would depression is a mood it sticks around for a long time and it impacts a lot more of your life the question I always ask to separate the two is this do you still enjoy things the way you used to while there are a lot of reasons why people get depressed what depression does to your mind is always the same it makes you lose interest in life this makes you less motivated then it gets harder to do anything now even if you go through the motions of doing something you used to enjoy you're not getting much pleasure out of it and you start to dislike yourself and everything around you sadness makes you feel down depression evaporates Joy

Channel: Doctor Ali Mattu

Views: 871,656

Keywords: ali mattu, psychologist, psychology, the psych show, clinical psychology, mental health, mental illness, cognitive behavioral therapy, cbt, therapist, therapy

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Length: 0min 50sec (50 seconds)

Published: Wed Nov 09 2022