Physical Symptoms Of Depression
The Body & Mind Often Collide

Did you know there are many physical symptoms of depression? You might think that being unhappy just means being unhappy. It couldn't possibly affect your health or even your lifespan, could it?

It not only can affect your physical health, but if you're depressed for a long enough period of time, it most definitely will. It's important that you not only recognize the symptoms of depression that relate to your feelings and emotions, but also the ones that relate to your body.

As well, sometimes the physical symptoms of depression are the easiest to identify, rendering your depression all that easier to confront.

So, what are these physical symptoms of depression? Well, some are more minor than others.

• A change in eating habits, leading to weight gain or loss
• Altered sleeping patterns
• Constant fatigue
• Frequent illnesses (stress weakens your immune system!)
• Body aches, most evident in the stomach/back/neck
• Sweaty palms
• Abuse of alcohol, sex, and/or drugs (some behavioral changes may overlap with the physical changes)

Depression can even cause you to experience intense anxiety that will increase your heart rate and put you at risk for cardiovascular problems, including deadly heart attack. So watch out for these more severe physical symptoms of depression!

It's also helpful to understand these symptoms so that you can notice them in others. Often, people are too afraid to share how they really feel (especially males). Maybe they feel hopeless but don't want to express that in words.

It might be through their physical actions that you really learn they are depressed and need a helping hand.

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