# four, you'vestruggledwithfeelingsofdepressionfor a whilenowwhenwe'rein a badmoodorfeelingdown, it's easytospiralintooverlynegativethoughtslikethisistheworstdayever.
Accordingtothediagnosticandstatisticalmanualofmentaldisorders, thispersistentlydepressedmoodmustlastatleasttwoweeksbeforeitcanbeconsidered a depressiveepisode.
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