By Celena Aponte,

“In general, depression leads people to lose interest in other people and life, closing off and remaining uninvolved, according to psychotherapist Karen Khaleghi. Specifically, depressed people may:
o not return phone calls, or only speak very briefly
o stop combing hair, dressing neatly or caring about appearance
o cut class, stop doing homework or drop out of school
o stop talking to friends
o sleep all the time, or never sleep
o eat too much or too little
o use drugs or alcohol
o have emotional outbursts
o feel sick
o feel hopeless or despairing, or think about suicide”