I feel worse now.

Gone Girl Hope you feel better soon. It's a hideous illness. No need to hide. I'm sure many of us have experienced it and eventually come through it.

It reports that I am moderately depressed but the wife told me I am fine, so that’s ok then! When I was off work severely depressed she told me I should “Snap our if it”. Great tonic my missys !!!!

I scored 67% severe depression,,, not surprising really..had to stop the antidepressants I was taking about 2 months ago ..Initially, I had them to stop nerve pain but because they caused severe and I mean severe sweating from head to toe, all day and night I stopped them.. I cut down gradually and the sweats stopped. But the depression has come...back to the docs for me,

Took it out of interest and scored 3. Feel a bit disappointed I didn't score higher. No idea how you got such a high score if you feel fine. Sit outside ( if it's not raining) and listen to the birds singing. I think that would cheer up anybody.

I scored 11% - depression not likely !!!!

Thank you for the link Gonegirl I took the test as morethan requested. Score 0% Depression Unlikely. I didn't think I was depressed anyway.

Trouble with these tests is no leeway with answers as with the sleep one, yes I am always tired but I take enough medication to knock a horse out, not because I am depressed.
Think you know your own instincts as to whether you are or not

Thanks KatyK

No need Gonegirl it's best to share.

I will shut up now before I bring everyone down.

When I wake up in the morning my first words (after good morning to DH) are "oh dear!". Done the test several times now. It's always between 50 and 56%. And that's with my fluoxetine.

A lot could be down to tiredness with aging. Tiredness, and lack of strength, takes away so much of the joy in life.

I could not load the questionnaire so I have no idea if I am depressed or not.

I scored 11% and unlikely to suffer from depression. Obviously my medication for clinical depression is working!
Excellent last sentence, Crazy, really sums it up when you’re in the grip of depression.

Your last sentence is a great way of explaining it Crazy.

I shouldn't worry morethan2. Are you old enough to remember the song "My word You do Look Queer?" The song ended with the person feeling so much better when someone told them they looked well!

0% for me. I used to suffer badly with depression when I was younger. A good indicator would have been a question asking if your first thought on waking was something along the lines of, "Oh not another day to face!"

is not us

Depression is an illness the same as any other. I was in the 'pull yourself together/you bring it on yourself' camp until it hit me like a ton of bricks (severe anxiety rather than depression). Please don't assume depression etc us self induced. Difficult lives/events can break even the strongest camel's back.

I scored 5 - no depression likely. So I’ve decided not to slit my wrists after all!! I think these tests really have to be done by a clinician, don’t read too much into them. My daughter found one on Asperger’s syndrome and we all did it completely honestly. Turns out I’m the only one who’s not on the spectrum!! I’d often wondered about the others ?

89% Severe.And I am on the highest dose of my anti-depressants!

I just took the test and got 22%- mild-moderate depression. It's a total joke. I'm someone who thinks people who claim to be depressed, anxious etc. are of weak character and need to just get on with stuff without being a moaning minnie and I am, in no way, depressed myself. I'm just a strop, and an honest one at that, but that's something entirely different!

A lot of life's mishaps are generally bought on by the person themselves (weight issues, bad choice of partner, falling out with their families, choosing the wrong job etc.) so, if they changed their ways somewhat, they would see things improve without medication. There's too much reliance on what people see as a free health service, and a benefits system which really should only be a temporary safety net and not a way of life.

What a pointless and possibly dangerous test! It doesn’t reflect the ups and downs of mood in the everyday life of a normal well-rounded person. As someone else said... poor sleep, not concentrating well on reading etc do not necessarily have anything to do with depression. The test is angled to show that if you are not perfectly happy, speeding cheerfully through life and firing on all cylinders then something is wrong with you and you are probably ‘ill’. There are much better and more subtle tests out there, but I think most people know themselves when low mood is consistently stopping them functioning, which could be classed as depression.

Score 6% - depression unlikely. What I expected, though I feel some of the questions are biased towards a positive depression response.

I suspect that mild to moderate depression is the other side of 'some to quite a lot' of contentment / happiness so probably on the good side of normal.

Try reviewing your perception of the 'result'.

I just went in and did the test, I got 13 which they said would apply to a lot of people. I have had counselling after the death of my son, I would recommend it. It was cognetic behaviour therepy.
My son has been dead for 11 years but I still get depression and grief so counselling has helped me to manage it.

94% severe depression, correct!