When considering your mental health, what do you think is the difference between depression vs sadness? Depression symptoms include difficulty concentrating, forgetting details, fatigue, feeling worthless, loss of interest, depression thoughts, and suicide thoughts. Sadness, on the other hand is more of an emotion reaction that lasts for a short time and usually only lasts a few days. Psych2Go explains 6 key distinctions that will help you distinguish between sadness and depression in this video. This video is shared with others who might benefit.
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Writer: Chloe Avenasa
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Animator: Annie Bearden
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