September 19, 2021

CWD Daily

Tips for Coping with Depression


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Tip of the Day

DepressionHurts.ca provides is an extraordinarily helpful symptom quiz to determine if you're clinically depressed (depressionhurts.ca/en/checklist/thinking-concentrating).

This site explores the following components of depression:

Emotions - Prolonged sadness, loss of interest, feeling overwhelmed/hopeless, trouble concentrating, an inability to make simple decisions for most of the day, or thoughts of death or suicide, all can be emotional symptoms associated with depression.

Fatigue - Feeling tired or fatigued nearly every day may be associated with depression.

Sleep - Sleeping too much or not enough may be a symptom of depression.

Weight - A weight change of more than 5% (up or down) in a month when you haven’t been trying to gain or lose weight may be a sign of depression.

Unexplained aches and pains - Being bothered by unexplained aches and pains (such as headaches, stomach pain, joint pains or other pains).

Thinking and concentration - Difficulty thinking, concentrating, or making decisions may be associated with depression.

Not to be substituted for professional help – but useful nonetheless!




CWD Daily is written by Julie Aiken, a layperson whose only authority lies in 40 years of coping with depression. Nothing in the newsletter should be taken as medical advice. Please do no self-diagnose or self-prescribe. Above all, please get help if you need it. 

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