A state of altered perception where one sees the world as bleak and dark. Feelings and actions such as purposelessness, disinterest, low self esteem, self-harm, pessimism, suicidal thoughts or tendencies and a lack of motivation or energy may accompany it. It is not simply the feeling of being sad, but is a lasting state of mind that could be caused by a number of factors. Many health problems lead to depression, poor sleeping habits or eating habits, stress, drugs. Somebody who lives a life of abuse or poverty would be a victim of depression. Clinical depression is a very serious problem, and those who have it should seek help. Often it is difficult to recognise due to the numbness it can bring, and usually people are not willing to admit when they are depressed. Depression is difficult to imagine when one is not depressed, and can therefore fall under the critical eye as something that does not exist and something people only whine about because they have nothing better to do. Nobody can know for certain what another person is feeling, so it is not something anybody can judge.
Your next door neighbour seems happy and normal. You find out he has killed himself. Nobody had suspected his depression, but he has been feeling alienated and could find no sense of living, the pain and torment he was secretly feeling were too much to take.
by Cmcc January 13, 2006
Get the depressionmug. a horrible black hole with seemingly no escape as you get sucked in deeper. Death is like a gift that will never come and no matter how hard you try, you can't prove to everyone else that your not going to commit suicide.
writing depressing poetry at midnight and a life that's a lie is all you have when depression is around
by ihatelifebutnotyou May 21, 2009
Get the depressionmug. an emotional state classified by feelings of sadness, hoplessness, guilt, confusion, worthlessness, anger. sufferers usually also feel exhaustion, emptiness, lack of motivation, and lack of enjoyment in things that in the past would have been enjoyed. thoughts of suicide/death may be experienced. feelings can be caused by a chemical inbalance in the brain, or can follow a traumatic/tragic life event. recurring depressive states/feelings that last for 2 weeks+ may be a sign of major depressive disorder or clinical depression.
her depression kept her from being capable of things she usually enjoyed in life. she spent most of her time alone and had a hard time getting out of bed some days.
by Maygen August 24, 2006
Get the depressionmug. the hell that just wont end, like a permanent horror movie of bad emotion, the shittiest feelings that you can feel for weeks, months, years on end. the world might as well be hell for what it is giving you, no wonder 15% of people with major depression commit suicide, you already feel dead...
by jhl February 6, 2007
Get the depressionmug. a psyhcological state where you feel like shit, sometimes it's not much, other times you just want to die, anything can trigger depression in some people, me being one of them
by cough* December 1, 2004
Get the depressionmug. by Saints September 24, 2003
Get the depressionmug. depression is when you become interested in nothing and the only thing that doesn't hurt is when you are hurting
by sam May 13, 2005
Get the depressionmug.