Depression feels like I'm trying to walk, but I'm right up against a wall, so I can't move forward. It makes me want to give up.

It sometimes feels like you're screaming in a dream where no sound comes out.

Sometimes it feels like total hopelessness.

Dr. David Burns says the following, and it's shockingly accurate.

"In contrast, when you’re depressed, you feel like the tragedy has already happened. It seems like you’ve already fallen off the cliff and you’re lying at the bottom of the ravine, broken beyond repair. You feel blue, demoralized, and down in the dumps. You tell yourself that you’re worthless, that you’re a failure, or that you’re not nearly as good as you should be. You lose interest in life and in other people, and the activities you once enjoyed seem unrewarding. Nothing excites you anymore. You feel overwhelmed, and life seems like one long procrastination. The worst part is the hopelessness. You feel like things will never change and believe that you’ll be miserable forever."