7 Surprising Habits You Might Develop Because of Depression

Do you consider yourself knowledgeable enough to spot the signs of depression when you see it? If you are someone who often reads our articles, watches our videos, and frequents other psychology-related self-help websites or journals, then you might answer yes. And while we’re certainly grateful for the recent mental health awareness movement that’s been happening all over the world, there might still be a lot left for us to learn about the true nature of depression.

Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Script Editor: Vanessa Tao
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Yussie Feng
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:
American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5th Edition. APA Publishing.
Chen, X., Sykora, M. D., Jackson, T. W., & Elayan, S. (2018, April). What about mood swings: Identifying depression on twitter with temporal measures of emotions. In Companion Proceedings of The Web Conference 2018 (pp. 1653-1660).
Glatt, M. M., & Cook, C. C. (2007). Pathological spending as a form of psychological dependence. British Journal of Addiction, 82(11), 1257-1258.
Creasy, K. (2020). The Problem of Affective Nihilism. In The Problem of Affective Nihilism in Nietzsche (pp. 87-106). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

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[leia]

this woman could tell me a horror story and i would still feel calm

[secretxo]

1- Irregular sleeping and eating habits
2- Mood swings/ outburst
3- Making muted cries for help
4- Overspending/ impulse buying
5- Constantly searching for meaning
6- Pondering about life and death
7- Being more creative

[popscramble]

This reminds me of the quote...
"Depression is like living in a body that fights to survive, with a mind that trys to die."

[itsjustluck]

Fun fact: Sea otters hold each other’s paws when they sleep so they don’t drift apart.

[panlol]

"Having an irregular sleeping schedule is a sympton of depression"

Me watching this at 2:40 AM: _Interesting_

[--Nobody]

“Depression is like drowning while everyone’s yelling at you to breathe”

[catherinep]

I hate that feeling of riding a high and having fun with someone and then they say some certain little thing that just kicks you right back into that depressed ass feeling

[d.ghosh]

Do any of you all get so tired of existing as yourself that you start crying at the idea of even having to fight through another day?

[meIIohi]

*TIMESTAMPS*
0:41 - Irregular habits of eating/sleeping.
1:23 - Having mood swings or outbursts.
1:47 - Making 'muted' cries for help.
2:47 - Overspending or impulse buying.
2:52 - Constantly searching for meaning.
3:38 - Pondering about life and death.
4:07 - Being more creative.

[yoboikamil]

"being more creative"

ah so it's normal for artists to get depressed

[liliandmckenzie]

PsychToGo: This video is not a substitute for professional help

Me with a toxic parent: I'm sorry but it is

[KarenFoo]

I've been cyberbulli3d almost every single day and these are all the things I'm doing plus constant drinking. People dont know how much typed words can destroy a person. I have been recently crying everyday coz of it.

[diiana]

because of your channel i figured out that i was pretty depressed.. finally told my mom and went to see a psychologist! they diagnosed me with depression, and im starting treatments soon! thank you so much for helping me😭

[fairygore]

Hello!
With the muted cries for help, it can come in different variations:
1. Struggling to talk
2: struggling to type
3: struggling to write
These are like the main things. Why though? Like phych2go said, you might feel invalidated, misunderstood and compared to stereotypes. Or, you just don’t have the motivation to even say it.

[ayushreebarman]

This woman could tell me "everything's fine" while I'm in a burning house and I would feel calm.

[lan.azure.]

She just described all my everyday activities. And my parents say I don't have depression even when I'm clinically diagnosed

[classifiedinformation]

Ok, I can't deny it anymore: I am depressed. I do not remember the last time I was depressed. I tend to get alittle meloncholy in Fall of the year, but it is a pleasant introspective feeling. This is different. Felings of dread, mild hopelessness. Not looking forward to the future. Thinking about the end of life, etc. I will ride this out. I do not think this is a brain chemical imbalance. I think it is the realizstion that I am, in fact, at the last decade or two of my life. My body is wearing out. I will most likely remain single, which is ok, but society says it is not. I will ride this out.

[amberpasta]

My depressed habits consist of staying in bed all day, staying up till like 6 am then sleeping till like 4pm… only getting up to play an instrument/learn a new one.. occasionally eat when I feel like it and shower if necessary

[zandriaparker]

I love her calming voice it makes me feel safe and I'm scared that I relate to literally all of these

[AzureCeleste]

Everything but the creativity. My creativity has been utterly stifled by my depression, too exhausted to move or think.