12/29/2020
In addition to cognitive, affective, and behavioral features, depression has many unpleasant sensations associated with it, too.
Gut churning; chest tightening; jaw clenching; inner shakiness; head pressure; crushing fatigue; and/or visceral, live wire agitation.
These are some of the descriptors that people use when trying to convey the sensations they often experience during an episode of depression.
If someone you know is suffering from clinical depression, try to understand that it's not just a passing blue mood or a state of sadness. Rather it is a potentially debilitating, sometimes lethal condition that can ravage people's souls and lead them to feel "broken," "hollow," “empty,” “hopeless,” and "worthless," as well as in genuine pain and horrible sensory discomfort.
