To sign "depression," use both hands in open "5" handshapes with your fingers spread apart. Place your hands near your upper chest with your palms facing inward. Slowly slide both hands downward toward your stomach. Keep your movement deliberate and slightly heavy, as if you are being weighed down, and match the sign with a somber or downcast facial expression.
Point to the person to sign 'he,' then use the sign for 'depression' by sliding both open hands down your chest. Follow with the signs for 'help' and 'seek' or 'look for.'
Start with the sign for 'depression,' moving your hands downward with a heavy feeling. Then sign 'serious' and 'sick' or 'illness,' maintaining a serious facial expression throughout the sentence.
Sign 'I,' then 'struggle.' For 'seasonal depression,' you can sign 'season' or 'winter' depending on the exact context, followed by the slow, downward motion of the 'depression' sign.
Point to the person to sign 'he,' then use the sign for 'depression' by sliding both open hands down your chest. Follow with the signs for 'help' and 'seek' or 'look for.'
Start with the sign for 'depression,' moving your hands downward with a heavy feeling. Then sign 'serious' and 'sick' or 'illness,' maintaining a serious facial expression throughout the sentence.
Sign 'I,' then 'struggle.' For 'seasonal depression,' you can sign 'season' or 'winter' depending on the exact context, followed by the slow, downward motion of the 'depression' sign.
No, they are different. 'Sad' is signed by placing both open hands in front of your face and bringing them downward, representing a drooping face. 'Depression' is signed on the chest, moving downward to show a heavy, sinking feeling inside the body.
Your hands can lightly brush against your clothing or hover just a fraction of an inch above your chest. The most important part is the downward, heavy motion along the torso, rather than pressing firmly into your body.
No, this sign specifically refers to the emotional or medical condition of depression. For an economic depression, you would use signs related to the economy, declining, or a financial crash, depending on the exact context.
