Am I depressed?

[WonderingOneOfAll]

Hi
I am just wondering if I was depressed but didn’t know it myself.
I just not sure what is going on with me.
I am early forties.
I work 5 days a week. Work is a bit repetitive and boring.
I don’t drink alcohol. Don’t smoke.
I like taking dog for a walk few times a day . Go to exercise weekly.
Is it perimenopause symptoms or I look for a “specific purpose in my life “? 🙄
how does one recognise depression?
Sorry a bit random but I question myself.
Thank you 🙏

What makes you think you’re depressed?

Don’t know what is the purpose of living .
Nothing seems to bring excitement to me

Ah, you mean you feel flat?

Sounds like you’re just bored with how your life is. Try new hobbies or learn something new? Switch up your exercise routine? Spend time with friends?

Yes

I had (have?) phases like this and know I need to find something pronto that I look forward to doing a few times a week.

Even if that’s reading a new book, or adding to a blog, or taking some photographs of nature, it helps.

DP is the same. He is currently buried in Ancestry.