How do you know if you’re depressed?

How do you know if you’re depressed?

You might be depressed if:

1) You’re afraid to sleep because the nightmares will come.
2) All your free time is spent sleeping anyway ‘cause that’s all the energy you can muster.
3) You suddenly gain or loose weight and you’re not sure why.
4) Your ability to concentrate is so diminished that an episode of Cheers can’t hold your attention and trying to watch Law & Order is unthinkable.
5) The thought of playing Centipede or Tetras doesn’t give you a boost of excited anticipation nor do you run to play the games.
6) You start to think that going to Divinity School or getting an MSW is a good idea. (Note: If the course catalogues and admissions paper work starts to arrive in your mailbox, you should consider giving away your belts and shoe laces and locking up the kitchen knifes.)
7) Going to work doesn’t seem all that important.
8) You blow off really important commitments and meetings and the only thing that worries you is just how much you don’t care that you’ve just screwed yourself.
9) You don’t feel the need to talk to people either in real life or on the internet and yet you feel very sad that part of life is missing.
10) You’re sitting in an important meeting and instead of paying attention; you’re scribbling a check list to determine if you’re depressed in the margins of your agenda.