Depressed or Depression?

      For a long time, I had lots of symptoms of pure sadness. They would appear one week, and then I wouldn't see the symptoms rise until a month later. There was a repetition of this behavior and I asked myself this question : Am I depressed or do I have depression? I read some articles from WebMD about this topic. Right off the bat, they said depression was not an uncommon sensation. For many years of gathering data, for adults alone, approximately18.8 million adults experience depression, not including teens, every year. Humans are not perfect. In fact, the world would be boring if we were perfect, don't you think?
     Every person endures some kind of sadness in their lives, and some experiences are impacting to some people more than others. If you were to experience a death in the family and went to a funeral, of course, this is not the most exciting time for lots of people. Some may even need more time to cope with the loss, depending on the circumstances of the relationship, or whatever the cause. It's human nature and part of life experience. When we experience sadness, it is part of human development of how we are able to learn from what it is that made us feel sadness, why this is happening, and how it came to be. That is why specialists over the years have studied human behavior to answer these questions.
     To loop back around, other articles conclude that many people worry that they have depression when the fact is, there was a period in their lives where they just had sadness. Depression is a lot more serious than saying "I'm depressed". People who suffer this disorder endure constant sadness, worthlessness, lack of interest, sickness, and in more serious circumstances, thoughts of suicide.
     If you ever thought about depression, ask your self this : Do I have depression, or am I simply depressed?