Am I Depressed?

Depression is a common but serious mental health condition that affects how a person feels, thinks, sleeps and functions. It typically involves persistent low mood or loss of interest and pleasure lasting at least two weeks, alongside changes such as fatigue, disturbed sleep or appetite, difficulty concentrating, feelings of worthlessness, and withdrawal from everyday life. It exists on a spectrum, from milder persistent forms through to severe episodes, and it is highly treatable with the right support.

This depression quiz is a self-assessment tool, not a clinical diagnosis. It is designed to help you reflect on your emotional experience and consider whether professional support may be helpful. For an accurate assessment, we recommend speaking with a qualified specialist.

Your answers are not stored on our servers and are never shared with any third party. No account or personal information is required to complete this depression test or to see your result on screen. If you choose to have your result emailed to you, we use that email address only to send it to you.

Depression can involve persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, changes in sleep or appetite, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, feelings of worthlessness, and withdrawal from everyday life. No single symptom confirms depression. If several changes persist for around two weeks or longer, affect your ability to function, or feel increasingly difficult to manage, a professional assessment can help clarify what you are experiencing.

Yes. Some people continue to work, manage responsibilities and appear successful while experiencing significant depressive symptoms privately. High-functioning depression — also described as functional or masked depression — is not a formal diagnosis, but the term is often used to describe this experience. Continued performance does not necessarily reflect how someone feels internally or how much effort everyday functioning requires.

No. Sadness is a natural emotional response to difficult circumstances — it shifts as the situation changes. Depression is a condition that persists beyond what is proportionate to external events, affects multiple areas of functioning simultaneously, and does not resolve with time or positive thinking alone. The distinction is important: it means that depression is not something a person can simply think or work their way out of — and that the right professional support can make a profound and lasting difference.

We encourage you to speak with a specialist as soon as possible. Depression responds well to the right support — and the sooner that support begins, the better. Our admissions team is available for a private, obligation-free conversation on +44 737 938 8256. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, please reach out for urgent support now: in the UK, Samaritans are available free and 24 hours a day on 116 123, and in Spain the mental health crisis line is 024.

For many individuals, yes — and at Oasis, our approach is holistic rather than primarily pharmaceutical. Our programme team coordinates with specialist physicians and therapists to design a personalised plan that may include psychological therapy, nervous-system regulation, somatic work, nutritional support, structured activity, and lifestyle restructuring. Where medication may genuinely benefit a particular individual, this is discussed in close coordination with our clinical partners — never as a default, always as part of a broader integrated approach.

Start with your GP or a qualified mental health professional, who can assess what you are experiencing and discuss the options. Depending on severity, support may range from talking therapy and lifestyle changes through to medication or intensive residential treatment. If weekly outpatient therapy has not produced lasting change, or if depression is significantly affecting your work, relationships and health, a period of residential care may be appropriate. Our admissions team can talk you through the options confidentially, with no obligation.

You can read the questions to help you reflect on signs you have noticed in someone close to you, but the result should not be treated as an assessment of another person. The questions are designed to be answered from the individual's own experience. If you are concerned about a family member or partner, a conversation with a qualified professional can help you understand how best to support them.