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What\u2019s The Difference Between Sadness And Depression?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We experience an infinite amount of emotions in our life: \u00a0happiness, fear, excitement, joy, confusion, sadness, to name just a few.\u00a0 Most of them are completely normal, even the ones that are uncomfortable or unpleasant. National Depression Screening Day reminds us to take care of ourselves, something we often overlook.<\/p>\n

Sadness is an emotion we all feel and experience for any number of reasons. Perhaps you didn\u2019t get that job you really wanted, or you had an argument with a friend, or a family member passed away \u2013 all these things can make us feel varying degrees of sadness. While feeling sad is not pleasant, most of the time is a completely normal reaction to the situation we\u2019re experiencing.<\/p>\n

But how do we know if we\u2019re just sad, or if it\u2019s something greater, something more serious? How do we tell the difference between sadness and depression?<\/p>\n

National Depression Screening Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n

During the week of October 7 to 13 2019, the Calgary Counselling Centre<\/a> is hosting the 13th annual National Depression Screening Day (NDSD). NDSD is an annual reminder to check in with your mental health and to encourage anyone who needs it to get help.<\/p>\n

In some ways, sadness and depression might feel and manifest the same way. When you’re sad or depressed, you may cry much more often than you normally would, you might feel like you don\u2019t want to get out of bed, you want to be left alone and may have little energy. A big difference between being sad and being depressed is the length of time that these feelings last. Sadness often goes away or dissipates within a few days. An indication that you might be experiencing depression is if the feelings of sadness are lasting two weeks or more and you\u2019re not seeing any improvement in how you feel.<\/p>\n

\"National-Depression-Screening-Day\"<\/p>\n

Sadness Vs Depression?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In certain cases, sadness can last a bit longer, for example, if you are grieving the loss of someone you love. Major losses or life changes can prolong the feelings of sadness. This again can be a natural reaction to the experience, but feelings should subside as time progresses.<\/p>\n

Another difference is that while sadness is normally brought on by a particular incident or experience, depression often doesn\u2019t necessarily have an origin. You may not be depressed about a specific event or situation; you might not be able to pin-point why exactly you\u2019re feeling the way that you are.<\/p>\n

Depression often affects different areas of your life. Depression can come about regardless of where you are, who are with or any particular event in your life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You can go through a lot of thoughts, feelings and physical symptoms when your experiencing depression. They include<\/a>:<\/p>\n