Is Depression a Physical or Emotional Sickness?

Question by Jazlyn: is depression a physical or emotional sickness?
my friend was telling me about how depression kind of chokes you to death…dont kno if thats true or not but id like to know a little more about it. like wat it is, how do u become truely depressed, wat age groupes get depressed the most. my main question is that if depression really chokes you to death then id like to know how and why.

Best answer:

Answer by Elphie~*
No, but you could feel like you are choking. I feel like I can’t breathe well sometimes.

Answer by wannaknow
depression is definitely an emotional sickness but if manifests itself in with physical ailments
lack of sleep, oversleep, over/under eating, isolation, alcholism, lack of motivation, lack of concentration and suicide—pretty serious stuff!

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