All jokes aside, melancholic depression is a form of major depressive disorder (MDD) where life often seems meaningless or without purpose.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of melancholic depression include:<\/p>\n

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• lack of energy, usually in the morning<\/li>\n
• difficulty facing mundane tasks (such as getting out of bed or showering)<\/li>\n
• physical and cognitive slowness (feeling like you are moving or thinking through a fog)<\/li>\n
• poor concentration<\/li>\n
• intense physical agitation such as pacing or hand-wringing<\/li>\n
• inability to experience pleasure<\/li>\n
• feelings of “emptiness” or “numbness”<\/li>\n
• changes in appetite (typically resulting in weight gain as opposed to weight loss)<\/li>\n
• hypersomnia (sleeping longer than usual)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  If you feel you are going through any of the symptoms listed above, I welcome you in contacting me<\/a> to allow me to walk that path to healing with you so that you can find purpose, meaning and a new appreciation of your life and yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  All jokes aside, melancholic depression is a form of major depressive disorder (MDD) where life often seems meaningless or without purpose. Symptoms of melancholic depression include: lack of energy, usually in the morning difficulty facing mundane tasks (such as getting out of bed or showering) physical and cognitive slowness (feeling like you are moving or<\/p>\n

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