Is sleeping 9 hours a night a sign of depression?
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Sometimes. Look at your work load and stress level.Did you change your eating habits in anyway? Sometimes we push our bodies  beyond our limits without knowing it. Are you really unhappy about yourself or your life. if then it could be depression. Take a good look at what has changed in your life. That could be the reason. Good Luck in finding your answer.
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You feel miserable and sad.\nYou feel exhausted a lot of the time with no energy .\nYou feel as if even the smallest tasks are sometimes impossible.\nYou seldom enjoy the things that you used to enjoy-you may be off sex or food or may 'comfort eat' to excess.\nYou feel very anxious sometimes. \n\nYou don't want to see people or are scared to be left alone. Social activity may feel hard or impossible.\n\nYou find it difficult to think clearly.\n\nYou feel like a failure and/or feel guilty a lot of the time.\n\nYou feel a burden to others.\n\nYou sometimes feel that life isn't worth living. \n\nYou can see no future. There is a loss of hope. You feel all you've ever done is make mistakes and that's all that you ever will do.\nYou feel irritable or angry more than usual.\n\nYou feel you have no confidence.\n\nYou spend a lot of time thinking about what has gone wrong, what will go wrong or what is wrong about yourself as a person. You may also feel guilty sometimes about being critical of others (or even thinking critically about them).\nYou feel that life is unfair.\n\nYou have difficulty sleeping or wake up very early in the morning and can't sleep again. You seem to dream all night long and sometimes have disturbing dreams.\n\nYou feel that life has/is 'passing you by.'\n\nYou may have physical aches and pains which appear to have no physical cause, such as back pain.\n\nIt's this wealth of depression symptoms, and the broad scope that confuses many people as to what depression actually is. Explanations rarely cover all the symptoms, and everybody's experience is different.
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Feelings of hopelessness, sorrow, fatigue.  Not wanting to get out of bed in the mornings & being unable to motivate yourself to do so.  Unexplained sadness, crying.  Depression is an illness of the heart & not the head.  Try to give thanks for some little thing each day - even if you can think of one thing.  Try not to focus on the negative.  I hope & pray that you will feel better & that you get some help.
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After pulling 36-hour shifts without any sleep, I've slept longer than 24 hours. Felt miserable afterward, too!  Catch-up sleep is not that great.
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Sure if you don't get enough sleep or you sleep too much, it will certainly have an effect on your health. \n\nNot getting enough sleep can make someone experiance symptoms associated with mental illness. It can also wear your body down so your immune system isn't as strong.\n\nI wouldn't think that changing your schedule would make much difference if you still got the same amount of sleep. There might be a period of time where you body adjust to the new schedule but it will get use to it eventually.
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Were you just diagnosed? It sounds that way. The meds you are on can cause drowsiness. And being depressed can make you want to sleep all the time. The drowsy effect from the meds should wear off after your body adjusts to them. As you begin to feel less depressed you won't want to stay in bed so long. \n\nAre you in therapy as well as on the meds? The combination of therapy and medication is the best way to get over being depressed.\n\nI pray you are able to weather the drowsiness and return to a more normal life. God Bless!
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A person that needs nine hours of sleep a night.
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Because severe depression relates to most sleeping problems. They need to know if you are depressed just to keep you safe. If you really are depressed, or very anxious then you should tell them.  If your answer is yes, which I think your trying to say and you want to know what they would really do about it...well I will tell you about when I called about it. They called the police, which is reasonable, nobody wants you to hurt yourself. That si all that they do, the police deal with it afterwards and they are very compassionate and well-trained with these things. Please be well.
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well the more you sleep, the more you are used to sleeping so you always want to sleep!! i only sleep 9 hours a night and i'm a young teen!!!!
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The most common signs of depression are - a person sleeps too much.  Weight loss due to a lack of appetite, although some people gain weight because they're seeking comfort from food.  A person who is depressed will stay at home alot, not wanting to interact socially.  Crying over things that would normally not upset them.  Lack of energy.  Each person is different but should show at least some of these signs.  There are many different medications available today for depression.  I suggest you try to get your Mother to see a doctor since depression is totally treatable.
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Normal symptoms of depression:\nFeeling paralyzed\nNo energy\nProblems with sleep\nLack of concentration\nThoughts about suicide\nAppetite lability\nBlaming yourself\nFear and internal unrest\nCompulsive thoughts\nNo sexual lust
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"Regular" depression lasts a few days to a week or two.  Clinical depression lasts much longer and is harder to "snap out of" than the "blues."  \n\nIf you are sleeping alot, not sleeping at night, but sleeping during the day, these are indicators that something is wrong.  A change in eating habits, too much or too little, and sometimes unusual symptomes, like bumping into things when you don't usually, or forgetting things you never forget.\n\nThe best thing to do is to talk to your doctor or health care professional.  They can help you determine is you need medication, talking therapy, or, more likely, both.
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some of the symptoms of depression are sleeping too much or not enough, eating too much or not at all, crying or getting angry over what would usually be little things to you,Feelings of sadness, tension or irritability, decreased interest or pleasure in usual hobbies or activities, loss of energy, restlessness or feeling slowed down, thoughts of suicide or death, thoughts of worthlessness, hopelessness, or guilt. If you have any of these symptoms for 2 or more weeks then you are at risk of having depression and need to seek professional help. Going to a counselor will help. There may be a chemical imbalance in your brain making you depressed. If you have any of the above symptoms for more then 2 weeks please seek help. Hope this helps you and good luck! The remedys may vary from speaking to a counselor to getting on medication to both. They also my suggest other things as well.
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No.  If you were in mania, you would be hyper and unable to sleep, and fully functioning on an abnormally low amount of sleep.  some people with depression sleep very long hours or spend a lot of time in bed staring at the ceiling.  Some people with depression have insomnia.  \n Sleep is not a reliable indicator of bipolar disorder.   Mood swings, reckless behavior, delusions, walking and talking faster than normal, having more energy than usual are typical symptoms of the mania phase of bipolar.
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if you go sleep at 9 pm, and wake up at 6 am, you are getting 9 hours of sleep, which is plenty. If you are still feeling tired, think about why. Are you eating healthy food? enough iron? enough excercise?
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The signs and symptoms of clinical depression are:\n\nPersistent sad, anxious or "empty" mood \nChanges in sleep patterns \nReduced appetite and weight loss, or increased appetite and weight gain \nLoss of pleasure and interest in once-enjoyable activities, including sex \nRestlessness, irritability \nPersistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as chronic pain or digestive disorders \nDifficulty concentrating at work or at school, or difficulty remembering things or making decisions \nFatigue or loss of energy \nFeeling guilty, hopeless or worthless \nThoughts of suicide or death \nIf you experience five or more of these symptoms for two weeks or longer, you could have clinical depression. See a doctor or qualified mental health professional for help, right away.
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If you are depressed at the moment some of the following symptoms may sound familiar: \n\nYou feel miserable and sad.\nYou feel exhausted a lot of the time with no energy .\nYou feel as if even the smallest tasks are sometimes impossible.\nYou seldom enjoy the things that you used to enjoy-you may be off sex or food or may 'comfort eat' to excess.\nYou feel very anxious sometimes. \n\nYou don't want to see people or are scared to be left alone. Social activity may feel hard or impossible.\n\nYou find it difficult to think clearly.\n\nYou feel like a failure and/or feel guilty a lot of the time.\n\nYou feel a burden to others.\n\nYou sometimes feel that life isn't worth living. \n\nYou can see no future. There is a loss of hope. You feel all you've ever done is make mistakes and that's all that you ever will do.\nYou feel irritable or angry more than usual.\n\nYou feel you have no confidence.\n\nYou spend a lot of time thinking about what has gone wrong, what will go wrong or what is wrong about yourself as a person. You may also feel guilty sometimes about being critical of others (or even thinking critically about them).\nYou feel that life is unfair.\n\nYou have difficulty sleeping or wake up very early in the morning and can't sleep again. You seem to dream all night long and sometimes have disturbing dreams.\n\nYou feel that life has/is 'passing you by.'\n\nYou may have physical aches and pains which appear to have no physical cause, such as back pain.\n\n\nConsult ur psychiatrist and get the treatment..\n\nPLZ dont treat urself.