Is this depression?

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It's been a bit of a difficult year so far. My husband was diagnosed with depression in December and is also at risk of losing his job & is currently undergoing a grievance procedure at work.

Recently I've been ill a lot, one illness after another it seems... Currently have tonsillitis and am feeling really rough. For a while I've had no energy, stopped exercising, stopped doing my hobbies and have put on about half a stone through comfort eating. I've got a toddler and find that I'm not even motivated to do things with him on my part time day either. Everything feels to me like it'll be a hassle.

I'm not sure if it's the weather or because I've been ill. Or am I showing signs of depression myself?

Should I see the GP? I just don't see how I can get better while my husband is depressed and having issues at work.

Hmm - not sure. But you have enough worries to make you stressed and it sounds like you work full time......and lots of physical illnesses - maybe you're just exhausted and "run down" and that's the problem.

Have a look at the Mind website about depression - it's different from feeling "fed up" or even "stressed" - it's so much worse, but then of course you can be mildly depressed. Have you got any history of depression - if not, maybe just see how things go for a while.