What Are Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms?

Everyone has a bad day, or even a bad week, now and again. Nothing seems to go right, they feel down, or don’t have energy to keep up with their daily routine. Most of the time, this is perfectly normal. Maybe they are fighting off a cold, had some bad news, or are just overwhelmed and need a break.
Sometimes, though, these feeling that everything goes wrong, or being constantly tired, or just being sad all the time, are not normal. Sometimes they are major depressive disorder symptoms.
What is the difference between a few rough days, and major depressive disorder?
Major depressive disorder has a number of symptoms that are associated with it, these can include:

• lack of energy – day after day, feeling exhausted, or not having the energy to take care of daily tasks
• depressed mood – often described as feeling empty, sad, or drained of emotion
• lack of interest in hobbies or things that are usually fun and enjoyable
• difficulty thinking or concentration
• difficulty falling asleep, or difficulty staying awake
• feeling of worthlessness or unreasonable amounts of guilt

Now, everyone experiences these things sometimes. To be a major depressive disorder symptom, the feelings or problems have to be happening nearly every day for at least two weeks, and sometimes longer. So if it’s been less than two weeks, it isn’t time to worry yet.
Also, major depressive disorder is different from grieving. If someone is experiencing these things after losing a loved one – whether though death, a difficult divorce, or other loss, then again these kinds of things can be normal.
If a person does not heal from their grief, and continues to experience these symptoms for more than two months, than it may become appropriate to consider major depressive disorder as a possible cause