Name: __________________________________ Date: ______

Feeling Depressed
If one or more of the following signs recur, last more than a week or
two, or worsen, you may be experiencing a significant depression.

1. Feelings of ____________________, inadequacy, disappointment about

the past, _________________ about the future.

2. Inability to ______________ yourself or your ___________ pleasures.

3. _________________ feelings of anger or wanting to start fights.

4. Feelings that you are _______________ and behaving as though to

prove it. Example: Doing things that are _____________, disturbing,
_________________, or illegal.

5. Not taking care of yourself. _________________ and overlooking

_________________.

6. Feeling ______________ all the time without being sick.

7. Dreading _________________, dreading decisions, ________________

without knowing why.

8. Feeling _________________ to change your life. Feeling ____________

about the future.

While everyone feels sad or disappointed from time to time, in

depression the causes of bad feelings may be unknown. You may not
understand why you feel depressed. Your feelings may arise without
explanations.