5 Body Language Signs of Depression ~ Part Two ~

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Here are 5 more body language signs of depression.  Again, none of these behaviors by themselves signal anything wrong.  We all have certain habits and behaviors that change from day to day.  However, seeing a combination of these body language signs tells a different story. 

Exercise Causes Depression and Other Risk Factors

Exercise makes you depressed...but more on that later.

Once you are depressed and in that hole, it’s difficult to get out.  It feels like there's nothing you can do.  However, what I’ve found most helpful is to avoid that place altogether.  You can do that by watching the behaviors that contribute towards depression.  Most of the time, we don’t just wake up depressed.  It’s like a slow drip of morphine that makes everything foggy and demoralizing.  There is a definite mind body connection that leads to depression.  The Sadness Spiral is one of the culprits. 

5 Body Language Signs of Depression

There are some easy ways to spot depression. Anyone can tell you they feel fine, but one thing that doesn’t lie is their body language.

People sometimes don’t know they're depressed and think the way they feel is normal.  Here are the signs to spot depression in maybe yourself or others. Individually, none of the signs show that a person is depressed. However, if you see a combination of 3 or 4 of the body language cues, you can definitely suspect something is wrong.