{"id":27652,"date":"2015-11-16T13:15:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T13:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riverpathcolorado.com\/2023\/depression-an-easy-self-assessment\/"},"modified":"2015-11-16T13:15:38","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T13:15:38","slug":"depression-an-easy-self-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/riverpathcolorado.com\/2023\/depression-an-easy-self-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Depression: An Easy Self-Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=\\&#8221;section\\&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=\\&#8221;row\\&#8221;][et_pb_column type=\\&#8221;4_4\\&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=\\&#8221;Text\\&#8221; background_layout=\\&#8221;light\\&#8221; text_orientation=\\&#8221;left\\&#8221; use_border_color=\\&#8221;off\\&#8221; border_color=\\&#8221;#ffffff\\&#8221; border_style=\\&#8221;solid\\&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Depression is a serious issue for many people in the United States and all around the world for that matter. In fact, 25 million Americans suffer from depression each year. On top of that, there over 41,000 death by suicide cases each year, 50% of those who committed suicide also suffered from major depression. But why is depression happening in the first place?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\"><a href=\\\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/dreamstime_xxl_34145026.jpg\\\"><img class=\\\"size-medium wp-image-2413 alignright\\\" alt=\\\"counseling-in-Denver-for-woman-women-Stapleton\\\" src=\\\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/dreamstime_xxl_34145026-300x200.jpg\\\" width=\\\"300\\\" height=\\\"200\\\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Everyone suffers from getting down in the dumps every once and awhile, but how can you tell if you\u2019re clinically depressed or just having a bad couple of days? A self-assessment to determine whether you may be suffering from a condition more serious than being down in the dumps periodically isn\u2019t a bad idea. Here are the following symptoms that could identify that you\u2019re suffering from depression:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Persistent sad, anxious or \u201cempty\u201d mood<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Feelings of worthlessness, guilt, helplessness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Feelings of pessimism, hopelessness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Loss of pleasure and interest in activities and hobbies<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Decrease in energy, increase in fatigue or being \u201cslowed down\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Difficulty remembering, concentrating, making decisions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Difficulty sleeping, oversleeping or early -morning awakening<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Weight changes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Appetite changes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Suicide attempts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Thoughts of suicide or death<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Restlessness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Irritability<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\">It\u2019s important to understand that if you have some of these symptoms listed above, you may not be suffering from depression. Although a self-assessment is a great place to started, so is getting help from a therapist in Stapleton. Go ahead and make an appointment with the leading therapists in Stapleton to learn how we can assist you in your depressing moods and more. Learn more online with us today!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=\\&#8221;section\\&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=\\&#8221;row\\&#8221;][et_pb_column type=\\&#8221;4_4\\&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=\\&#8221;Text\\&#8221; background_layout=\\&#8221;light\\&#8221; text_orientation=\\&#8221;left\\&#8221; use_border_color=\\&#8221;off\\&#8221; border_color=\\&#8221;#ffffff\\&#8221; border_style=\\&#8221;solid\\&#8221;] Depression is a serious issue for many people in the United States and all around the world for that matter. In fact, 25 million Americans suffer from depression each year. On top of that, there over 41,000 death by suicide cases each year, 50% of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/riverpathcolorado.com\/2023\/depression-an-easy-self-assessment\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Depression: An Easy Self-Assessment<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-therapist-stapleton"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Therapist Stapleton: Depression, An Easy Self-Assessment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Visit Riverpath Counseling online today to learn more about depression. 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