hey<Does anyone find that the worse theyre depression the worse they look, not just tired but really ill looking? people allways tell me i look terrible and ask if i have the flu when i dont. :confused: how different can it make someone look?

Your Right. My Entire Body Has Changed In The Last 5 Months. Everyone Keeps Asking Me If I'm Sick. Or How Do You Feel Today. Then If You Tell Them You Have Alot On Your Mind, They Just Look At You.???????

This is just my opinion but...

My depression IS an illness. Of course when I don't "feel good", I'm not going to look good.

It may originate in my brain but it encompasses everything about my body.
I may be over-sleeping or not sleeping enough or over-eating or not eating enough. I may not feel like putting on my make up that day but because I have to go to work I do it anyway but not with the usual attention to detail. Any number of the symptoms has an effect on how I look. And yes, far too many times I have blown it off to others as "I just don't feel good today. Might be coming down with something."

Does that make sense? :confused:

i think it can be both physical and mental, like what you guys are saying about looking sick, and then it could just be mental in the fact that your feeling so ****** that your mind just automatically tells ya that you look horrible because of the way you are feeling

Yes, that is very true. Whenever I get depressed or anything, I look like hell. It just like shows up on my face automatically. It's so shocking that ur family and other people notice it so well, and then they ask u "Are u sick?"...... Like sometimes u'r not even aware of it, and they'll just say that. And yea, doesn't it make u so mad when u tell them "Oh I just have alot on my mind" and they just look at u with a real blank look. It's like "hello! I know u've had days where u had alot on ur mind or are stressed out!!!"

Hi Jabba Jabba :wave: !!! Yes, that is very true. I always thought that the more depressed you are the less you care about your physical appearence. Well, that is what it is for me but I do make an attempt to pull myself together. Can't look good every day :D !!!

This is just my opinion but...

My depression IS an illness. Of course when I don't "feel good", I'm not going to look good.

It may originate in my brain but it encompasses everything about my body.
I may be over-sleeping or not sleeping enough or over-eating or not eating enough. I may not feel like putting on my make up that day but because I have to go to work I do it anyway but not with the usual attention to detail. Any number of the symptoms has an effect on how I look. And yes, far too many times I have blown it off to others as "I just don't feel good today. Might be coming down with something."

Does that make sense? :confused:I totally agree with Fuzzy here. I've struggled with depression on and off for several years. I go on medication for a while and I feel good so I think I'm good enought to go off the medication. That's where I'm at now. I've been off for about 2-3 months and I'm falling right back into the cycle of depression. I've been feeling horrible for weeks and I know I look horrible. I just don't care. There are days I don't even bother putting makeup on. People have been asking me if I was feeling okay or if I am sick. I think there is a connection here.

Hi Jabba Jabba :wave: !!! Yes, that is very true. I always thought that the more depressed you are the less you care about your physical appearence. Well, that is what it is for me but I do make an attempt to pull myself together. Can't look good every day :D !!!

You said it! When I am depressed I don't care how I look. What is worse, I don't even care about pulling myself together!