This Depression Quiz Will Help Determine
the Level of Your Sadness
By taking this quick depression quiz you will begin to learn
if you or someone you love is depressed.
While a depression quiz will not be able to determine the depth of your depression conclusively, it will give you an idea as to the type of depression you are experiencing, or identify symptoms of depression that you might have suspected in a loved one.
Remember, if you or your loved one is talking about giving away all of their possessions or exhibiting any signs of suicide ideation, get to a hospital emergency room first.
There are many different types of depression quizzes online.
These are divided into categories of anxiety tests, clinical depression quizzes, and self tests to determine your overall knowledge of the mood disorder of depression.
You may find that you'd like to take a depression quiz relating to several different types of depression, which is good; knowledge is power.
In the meantime, this simple overall quiz can get you started.
- I do things slowly or do not complete projects once I start them.
- I often feel as if my life is hopeless and I will never amount to anything.
- I often feel like giving away all my possessions.
- I often feel like running away and starting life over somewhere else.
- I hope I don't wake up when I go to bed at night.
- I sleep more than usual.
- I have had a severe change in my appetite.
- I let the answering machine screen my calls more often than picking up.
- I pretend I am busy to not home when people call or stop by.
- I am anxious around people but I didn't used to be.
If you answered yes to at least three of these questions, you maybe are experiencing acute or chronic depression.
A depression quiz online or through a mental health professional is a good next step:
- Depression Quiz: Are you Depressed?
- Depression Quiz for Young Adults
- Depression Quiz: See if You are Depressed
You will also receive valuable information on stress by reading the book "Conquering Stress," by C.J. Green.