6 Signs You Are Too Depressed To Do Anything

People who often mislabel those struggling with depression as “over emotional attention seekers” who are just “wasting their lives away and taking everything they have for granted” are those who don’t understand what it’s like to live with a mental illness, especially not depression.

So, how do we tell the difference between being ungrateful and being depressed? Watch this video to find out.

We also made a video on the signs you're depressed, not lazy: https://youtu.be/q8HRGiUeZwc

Writer: Syazwana Amirah
Script Editor: Rida Batool
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Voice: Amanda Silvera (www.youtube.com/amandasilvera)
Animator: Ira Alifia
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:
American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5th Edition. APA Publishing.
World Health Organization (2020). Fact Sheet on Depression. Retrieved from www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression#:~:text=Depression%20is%20a%20common%20mental,affected%20by%20depression%20than%20men
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (2017). Understanding Anxiety and Depression. Retrieved from adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/depression
National Alliance Against Mental Illness (2018). Mental Health by The Numbers. Retrieved from www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-By-the-Numbers/
Zhang, H., Watson-Singleton, N. N., Pollard, S. E., Pittman, D. M., Lamis, D. A., Fischer, N. L., … & Kaslow, N. J. (2019). Self-criticism and depressive symptoms: Mediating role of self-compassion. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 80(2), 202-223.

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