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I feel…
Depression doesn't show up the same way for everyone. Tap the word that fits closest, and we'll point you somewhere useful.
Most people who arrive at a depression site don't arrive with a diagnosis. They arrive with a feeling — and the feeling is usually one word. Numb. Empty. Foggy. Exhausted. Guilty. Hopeless. The word you'd use to describe how this week has been is often more useful as a starting point than any clinical category. This page is built around that.
I feel numb.
When emotion has flattened out.
Go there →I feel exhausted.
When tiredness isn't fixed by sleep.
Go there →I feel hopeless.
When the future has dimmed.
Go there →I feel foggy.
When concentration won't land.
Go there →I feel joyless.
When pleasure has stopped working.
Go there →I feel guilty.
When self-criticism has taken over.
Go there →I feel unmotivated.
When starting anything feels heavy.
Go there →I feel isolated.
When connection has gone quiet.
Go there →I feel like I'm faking it.
When the outside doesn't match the inside.
Go there →I feel angry.
When depression looks like anger.
Go there →I feel suicidal.
If thoughts of suicide are present, this matters most.
Go there →I'm not sure.
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