do I have depression?

[lee_2014]

Hi, I was just wondering how do you know if you have depression?  I have thought about killing myself because I' m not afraid of dying isn't the unknown what gets me. Thinking about my family also stop me from doing it because I don't want to hurt them.  But I don't see the point in life and I just want it to end already, and I often think can accident just happen to me so I don't get labelled a cowed. This normal? 

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[geoff]

dear Lee, I tend to feel as though people who suffer from depression can quite easily turn into, if not already, into a private and possibly an introverted person, because this happens when our friends turn their backs on us and have no interest in trying to help us, so we then stay unattached to any of them and then become a quite, private and introverted person.

Depression is the cause of this, and the title of your post is 'Do I have Depression', but only a doctor can diagnose this, so it won't hurt to see them. Geoff.

[Rg02]

Hi Lee, I'm new here and don't know much about depression, so I'm sorry I won't be much help. I just wanted to let you know that I often feel what you do, but I can tell you it doesn't have to be that hard. Seeking professional help as everyone has been saying will be really beneficial and it is extremely likely that you feel like this for very long. For me personally I have this for a while and it eventually goes away for a while, but it's different for everyone. Good luck! Rg