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Can being depressed cause sickness?

You know how you can puke from being upset, where your not actually sick. That concept.

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Answer #1

If u want to technical depression is a sickness but yeah depression is a major factor in a lot of illnesses

Answer #2

Yes, absolutely.

Answer #3

Yes, youu can.

Answer #4

It depends how depressed and for how long (ex: for a week just eating and sleeping and moping around will most likely get you sick)

Answer #5

Yes. Feeling nauseous, and sometimes actually being sick, is something that a lot of people with depression experience. You don’t have to be depressed to be sick like that though- it can happen when you are really anxious/ nervous (for example, if you are about to go on stage in front of a lot of people or are stressed about an exam), or when you are emotionally distressed such as after hearing devastating news. Sickness can be linked with quite a few things that are mainly psychological in their nature.

Answer #6

Yes, you can. The same way stress makes some people get physical symptoms like stomach aches. People who suffer from major or bipolar depression can have symptoms ramging from severe exhaustion to body aches or megraines.

Answer #7

it does for me

Answer #8

yes. aches and pains like you don’t feel good.

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