{"id":2526,"date":"2018-04-13T15:50:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T14:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ocduk.net\/?page_id=2526"},"modified":"2018-06-05T15:42:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T14:42:31","slug":"depression","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ocduk.org\/related-disorders\/depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>For some people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, the condition can lead to symptoms of depression<\/strong>. Whilst having depressions is not a pre-cursor to suffering with OCD, it’s not unusual for some people that suffer with OCD to also be affected by symptoms of depression.<\/p>\n

Clinical depression is more than simply\u00a0feeling unhappy or fed up for a few days, when you\u2019re depressed you feel persistently sad for weeks or months and can interfere with your work, social and family life.<\/p>\n

But like OCD, depression can be treated. In some caseswhen OCD is treated, depression symptoms lift completely , but for others, when \u00a0clinical depression becomes significant, their depression needs treated before OCD.<\/p>\n

The symptoms of depression can be complex and vary widely with varying levels of severity, from mild to severe. They range from lasting feelings of unhappiness and hopelessness, to losing interest in the things you used to enjoy and feeling very tearful. At its mildest, you may simply feel persistently low in spirit, while severe\u00a0depression can make you feel suicidal, that life is no longer worth living.<\/p>\n

There\u00a0can be\u00a0physical symptoms too, such as\u00a0feeling constantly tired, sleeping badly,\u00a0having\u00a0no\u00a0appetite\u00a0or sex drive, and various\u00a0aches and pains.<\/p>\n

There are many symptoms of depression and people may experience some or all of these, including:<\/p>\n