How Do You Feel?
This depression checklist lists 15 of the most common
symptoms of depression. You can use it to find out how you currently feel or as a weekly on going
assessment of how you feel.
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1. Sadness
Have you been feeling sad or down in the dumps? |
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2. Discouragement
Does the future look hopeless? |
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3. Low self-esteem
Do you feel worthless or think of yourself as a failure? |
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4. Inferiority
Do you feel inadequate or inferior to others? |
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5. Guilt
Do you get self-critical and blame yourself for everything? |
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6. Indecisiveness
Do you have trouble making up your mind about things? |
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7. Irritability and Frustration
Have you been feeling resentful and angry a good deal of the time? |
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8. Loss of Interest in Life
Have you lost interest in your career, your hobbies, your family or your friends? |
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9. Loss of Motivation
Do you feel overwhelmed and have to push yourself hard to do things? |
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10. Poor Self-Image
Do you think you are looking old or unattractive? |
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11. Appetite Changes
Have you lost your appetite? Or do you over-eat or binge compulsively? |
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12. Sleep Changes
Do you suffer from insomnia and find it hard to get a good night's sleep?
Or are you excessively tired and sleeping too much? |
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13. Loss of Libido
Have you lost your interest in sex? |
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14. Hypochondriasis
Do you worry a great deal about your health? |
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15. Suicidal Impulses*
Do you have thoughts that life is not worth living or think that you might be better off dead? |
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* Anyone with suicidal urges should immediately seek their doctor for help
** Based on the Burns Depression Checklist (BDC) by David Burns M.D |
