You feel nothing. 

Most people have ambitions and goals in life. They can be as simple as getting up to start the day or as complex as the desire to change careers. But people who are depressed lose this zest. 

 "Most of us have motivations that get us out of bed in the morning, whether it's work, exercise, socializing or making breakfast," Simon Rego, Psy.D., associate professor of clinical psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and director of psychology training at Montefiore Medical Center, tells Prevention. "But for people who are depressed, those pulls dry up.” As a result, life is greeted with a “meh” attitude.

Insomnia has become an unwelcome reality.

When it comes to depression, we automatically assume that those affected sleep too much. But this isn’t always true.

According to Web MD, up to 80 percent of depressed people struggle to fall and stay asleep. And people with recurrent insomnia have a three times greater chance of becoming depressed. 

Plus, anxiety may be present. “Chronic sleep loss can lead to a loss of pleasure in life, one of the hallmarks of depression,” Stanford University research psychologist Tracy Kuo, Ph.D., tells Web MD. “When people can’t sleep, they often become anxious about not sleeping. Anxiety increases the potential for becoming depressed.”

That said, there is truth to the belief that depressed people may sleep a lot as well. When you’re depressed, you often don’t feel like getting out of bed. As a result, you may lay in bed for hours watching TV or napping. Productivity gives way to hopelessness and despair.