Last two weeks

Depression Test: Am I Depressed?

Depressed⁠—or exhausted? See what changed and what weighs on you most.

Your answers connect the parts that are easy to dismiss separately: pleasure going quiet, waking up tired, replaying mistakes, avoiding people and spending the day looking fine. See which pattern fits your last two weeks⁠—and where to begin.

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Inner critic

Often

Connection

Often

Your depression profile

Core depressive symptoms

What weighs on you most

The “I’m fine” mask

Often

Energy, sleep & body

Often

Holding best

Pleasure & drive

Holds

Example · what your answers suggest

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Sound familiar?

Not sad, exactly. Just… heavy.

Depression rarely looks like a film scene. More often it’s a normal day that costs twice as much. These are the moments people describe most.

The mask

You say “I’m fine” on autopilot

You smile through the call, deliver on time — and by evening you’re exhausted from acting normal.

“Smile, nod, ten more minutes. Then I can stop being fine.”

Pleasure

Good things arrive muffled

Your favourite song, a friend’s good news, a sunny day — they reach you as if through a wall.

“This used to be my song. Why does it sound like it’s playing in another room?”

Energy & body

You wake up already tired

A full night of sleep, and the morning still starts on an empty battery. Even showering feels like a project.

“Eight hours of sleep, and I still feel like I ran all night.”

Replay loops

Your mind replays the day

An awkward sentence from a meeting loops for hours, and the same question keeps coming back without an answer.

“Why did I say that? Everyone noticed. What’s wrong with me?”

Connection

Messages wait for days

Not because you don’t care — answering just needs energy you don’t have right now.

“I’ll answer tomorrow. When I have something good to say.”

Inner critic

You talk yourself out of it

Others have real problems, so you feel guilty for even feeling this way — and keep going.

“Other people have it worse. I should just get on with it.”

Recognise yourself here?

The test connects these moments and shows what may be driving the rest.

Try 3 statements

What can one answer already say about you?

Think about the last two weeks and choose what was true most often.

Real statement

Hidden (high-functioning) depression

I smile and say “I’m fine” while feeling empty inside.

Keeping up while feeling empty can use energy that nobody else sees. Your other answers show whether this is occasional or part of a wider mask pattern.

When you say you're fine, it's usually true. Other answers will show how your sleep, energy and interest in things are.

A few days like this can be a reaction to a hard stretch. Other answers will show whether it touches your sleep, energy and interest in usual things.

Real statement

Loss of pleasure & drive

Music, food or company I used to love feels muted, as if someone turned the volume down.

When familiar pleasures feel muted, enjoyment may be fading before you call your mood low. Other answers show how this fits with sleep, energy and withdrawal.

The things you love still bring you joy — a good sign. Other answers will show how your sleep, energy and mood are.

A few muted days often follow tiredness or stress. Other answers will show whether it is linked to sleep and energy.

Real statement

Self-criticism & rumination

I tell myself others have it worse, so I have no right to feel this way.

You allow yourself to feel bad without measuring your pain against other people's. Other answers will show how your sleep, energy and mood are.

On some days you play down your feelings by comparing yourself with others. Other answers will show whether this comes with tiredness or low mood.

You often deny yourself the right to feel bad, and that can make it harder to ask for help. Other answers will show how this is linked to your mood, sleep and energy.

Choose one to see what it may mean

“Others have it worse” may be self-criticism silencing your needs. Other answers show whether it is occasional or part of a wider loop.

How it works

From “something’s off” to knowing what needs attention.

No right answers⁠—only what matches your real days.

Your last 14 days

Not at all

Several days

More than half the days

Nearly every day

Your profile

The mask

Energy

Inner critic

Connection

Pleasure

Answer for two weeks

Think across ordinary weekdays and weekends. Choose what happened most, not what you wish had happened.

See what has changed together

Your reading connects mood, pleasure, energy, self-talk, relationships and the effort of looking fine.

Choose one place to begin

See what may be driving the rest, bring a real week to Freudly AI and try one manageable change.

Your reading connects

What drains you

What still supports you

One place to begin

What the test measures

Depression can enter an ordinary day through different doors.

For one person it begins in the body; for another, in pleasure going quiet, a harsher inner voice or the growing effort of being around people. The test shows which pattern is leading yours.

Midnight

6 am

Noon

6 pm

24h

one ordinary day

Night

Self-criticism & rumination

“Replaying old mistakes”

Morning

Energy, sleep & body

“Waking up already tired”

Work hours

Hidden (high-functioning) depression

“Keeping up — at the cost of everything”

Afternoon

Social withdrawal

“Messages left unanswered”

Evening

Loss of pleasure & drive

“Music that feels muted”

The same weight can surface differently through the day.

Core depressive symptoms

Mood, interest, sleep, appetite, energy, focus, pace, self-worth and hope — how many have shifted, and how often.

What you may recognise

Things you usually enjoy leave you cold

Sleep is off — too little or far too much

The coming weeks hold nothing to look forward to

Loss of pleasure & drive

How far enjoyment and the urge to start things have faded.

What you may recognise

Good news barely registers

Fun things need a push to start

Days off feel empty, not restful

Energy, sleep & body

How the strain shows up in your body — often before it shows in your mood.

What you may recognise

Arms and legs feel like lead

Aches with no clear cause

Simple chores feel like a mountain

Self-criticism & rumination

How harsh your inner voice is and how often thoughts run in circles.

What you may recognise

A critic comments on everything you do

Guilt over a late reply or a tired tone

“Others have it worse” as a reason to keep going

Social withdrawal

How much you’ve pulled back from people — and how alone you feel among them.

What you may recognise

Calls from people you love go unanswered

Plans cancelled, excuses found

Lonely even at a table with friends

Hidden (high-functioning) depression

The gap between how you look and how you feel — what people often call high-functioning depression.

What you may recognise

“I’m fine” over emptiness

Work done, energy gone

People close to you would be surprised

Your full picture shows which pattern may be pulling the others along.

The hidden gap

Looking fine is not feeling fine.

Some people show exactly how heavy the day feels. Others keep smiling and meeting every obligation. Your profile reveals how wide that gap is⁠—and how much energy it may be costing you.

How much you hide it

Colour ↓

What they see is real

A mask for some days

Fine on the outside only

Colour still gets through

Same story inside and out

A small mask, early

Working hard to look fine

The colours have dimmed

Grey days, honestly shown

Grey days, brave face

The mask outworks the mood

Example

The colour has drained out

Heavy, and no longer hiding it

Heavy days, half a mask

The widest gap

The gap widens

Example situation

The mask outworks the mood

Low mood is only part of the strain. Hiding it may take even more energy. That can explain why evenings and days off feel worse than the hours when you stay busy.

Your answers show where you sit in this picture.

Your report

See what keeps the heaviness going⁠—and what could loosen it.

Similar lows can need different things. Your reading connects moments from your answers, so the next step fits your real week.

Why a normal day can leave your evening empty

Whether poor sleep feeds self-criticism⁠—or follows it

Who lets you drop the mask⁠—and who does not

One small thing to keep before life narrows

Your depression profile

Example · answer pattern

The mask

Often

Morning drain

Often

Replay loops

Some

Withdrawal

Emerging

Pleasure

Holds

Weighs on you most

Holding best

What feeds what

Tired body

Harsher inner critic

Less energy to reach out

What this means

Your answers suggest that keeping the day together is costing more than people can see. The useful lever may not be trying harder, but spending less energy on looking fine and protecting the pleasure that still gets through.

Example report. Yours is built from your own answers.

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Reading your patterns

I still work and see people. If I’m functioning, can this really be depression?

Your answers split in an interesting way: mood items are mostly “several days”, while the mask is “nearly every day”. You keep work moving, then spend the evening recovering from looking fine.

From the outside: an ordinary day. Inside: “Answer the message. Laugh at the joke. Make it to six⁠—then I can stop.”

A sharper question: after which people do you need the longest to feel like yourself again⁠—and were you watching their mood while you were with them?

Maybe people are not what drains you; performing “fine” is. This week, note your energy before and after one work call⁠—and whether you hid how you felt. That pattern will tell you more than simply avoiding people.

Work calls drain me most. How do I stop performing “fine” without oversharing?

Name the hidden pattern

Connect the answers that do not look related at first

Test it in real life

Compare the insight with a real day, person or decision

Try one change

Choose something manageable for the energy you have

Mood journal

Notice what eases the weight

Who takes it

For anyone who wants to understand what changed⁠—and begin.

Different stories, same need: to stop dismissing what the last two weeks have felt like.

Depression test

Your last two weeks

Running on empty

A grey stretch

After a hard time

Still functioning, running on empty

“Is this more than just being tired?”

People who keep up with work and family while feeling drained, and want to know whether it is more than tiredness.

Stuck in a grey stretch

“What exactly is weighing on me most?”

Those whose mood has been low for weeks and who want to understand what exactly weighs on them most.

Checking in after a hard time

“Where am I now, honestly?”

People who went through a difficult period or a loss and want an honest snapshot of where they are now.

Reviews

What people understood⁠—and changed.

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I stopped dismissing it

I thought depression had to stop me functioning. The questions about saying “I’m fine” at work showed how much energy the performance was costing. I stopped telling myself it was nothing and finally booked an appointment.

Core

The mask

Hannah R. · United Kingdom

Took the test

My body knew too

I blamed sleep and back pain. The reading put low energy beside how far I had pulled away from friends, and the AI asked when I had last seen them. Suddenly the last couple of months made sense.

Core

Energy

Daniel H. · United States

Took the test

I noticed the loop

I replay conversations for days and never connected it with feeling low. The report showed how one bad night made the inner critic louder the next day. I tried the first small step because it actually felt possible.

Core

Inner critic

Sophie W. · Canada

Took the test

One small thing finally worked

Big plans felt like more homework. Freudly AI helped me choose one pleasant thing small enough for a tired day and ask one friend to join me. I did it twice that week instead of waiting to feel motivated.

Core

Daily steps

Marcus T. · Australia

Took the test

It was not laziness

The statement about empty days off stopped me. I had been calling it laziness, but the pattern showed that work used every bit of energy and the weekend was recovery, not rest. I changed what I ask of myself on Saturday.

Core

Empty weekends

Ryan K. · United States

Took the test

I saw the change

I checked in again after making a few small changes with the AI. The biggest difference was not my mood⁠—it was that messages no longer sat unanswered for days. That gave me something real to keep doing.

Core

Change

Laura S. · Ireland

Took the test

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What’s included

Why looking fine leaves you drained by evening

What links sleep, energy, self-criticism and pulling away

What still gives you pleasure⁠—and how to protect it

Freudly AI to talk through a hard week

Tests for attention, anxiety, trauma and mood

Mood journal to see what makes days lighter

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

From answers to action

See what your pattern reveals.

1 · Answer

You are here

Answer for your last two weeks.

2 · See your pattern

Learn what weighs most, what still supports you and what may be driving the rest.

3 · Use it in life

Connect the pattern to work, evenings, relationships and days off.

4 · Try one change

Choose a manageable step with Freudly AI and notice what shifts.

What is the test based on?

The core follows the symptom areas described in DSM-5-TR and covered by PHQ-9 research: mood, interest, sleep, appetite, energy, focus, pace, self-worth and hope. Further scales draw on published work on physical symptoms, loss of pleasure, rumination and self-criticism, then connect those areas in a personal reading.

Is this a depression screening test or a diagnosis?

It is a screening tool. Like any online depression test, it shows how strongly common signs of depression have shown up over the last two weeks, but only a doctor, psychiatrist or psychologist can diagnose depression after a clinical assessment. If your core result is high, bring it to that conversation: it helps you describe what is happening.

What will I learn about myself?

Unlike a yes-or-no “Am I depressed?” quiz, the test shows what has shifted over the last two weeks, which areas weigh on you most and what still holds. More importantly, the reading connects them: whether exhaustion is feeding self-criticism, whether looking fine is costing your evenings, and which small part of life is most useful to protect first.

I still work and see friends. Why does the mask matter?

Functioning and feeling well are different things. You may keep deadlines, smile and answer people while using most of your energy to do it. The mask pattern compares what others can see with what your evenings and days off feel like, helping you notice a cost that is easy to dismiss.

Why does it ask about sleep, appetite and aches?

Mood changes can show up in the body before you call them emotional. Sleep, appetite, energy, movement and unexplained aches can shift together. Seeing them beside pleasure, self-talk and withdrawal helps reveal whether the body is carrying the same pattern as the rest of your week.

Why does the test focus on the last two weeks?

A defined window makes answers easier to compare and keeps a single unusually good or bad day from becoming the whole story. Think across weekdays and weekends, then choose what was true most often. If the period changed halfway through, answer for the pattern that took up more of it.

What if my days differ?

That difference is useful. You may keep work moving but stop answering friends, or enjoy time with one person and feel empty in a group. Answer for what happens most often. Your reading uses those contrasts to show where you spend energy and where you still recover it.

How can Freudly AI help?

It works with your own combination of answers. You can ask why work calls drain you more than dinner with a friend, why days off feel empty or how to say you need less from a weekend. Freudly AI can suggest one small experiment, then help you look at what changed.

What does “hidden depression” mean here?

It describes the gap between how you look and how you feel: saying “I’m fine”, meeting obligations and surprising even close people if they knew the cost. The separate mask scale lets the reading compare that effort with mood, energy and pleasure instead of assuming that functioning means feeling well.

How often should I retake it?

Every two to four weeks works well because each result looks back over two weeks. A new check-in can show whether messages are easier to answer, pleasure reaches you more often or the mask costs less energy⁠—even before the whole week feels different.

Is this depression test free?

Yes — this is a free depression test with instant results: your answers are scored the moment you finish, and no sign-up is needed to start.

What the test measures

Depression test: description and methodology

The 30 statements of this depression quiz combine established research on depressive symptoms, physical strain, loss of pleasure, rumination and self-criticism. The result reads these areas together to show where the load sits and how the patterns interact.

Statements

30 statements, each rated by how often it applied over the last two weeks.

Areas

Core symptoms plus pleasure, energy and body, inner critic, withdrawal and the hidden mask.

Levels

Core symptoms run 0⁠–⁠27: Low 0⁠–⁠9, Moderate 10⁠–⁠17, High 18⁠–⁠27.

How the result is calculated

Each answer scores 0 to 3 points, from “not at all” to “nearly every day”; no statement is reversed. Points form six area results and an overall 0⁠–⁠90 load. The core result sets the level, the two strongest remaining areas show what weighs most, and six mood-and-mask answers place the personal pattern.

Answer each of 30

0 · 1 · 2 · 3 points

Six area scores

Core level + two heaviest

Mood × mask situation

Your interpretation

What it is based on

The core scale follows the symptom areas clinicians ask about first — mood, interest, sleep, appetite, energy, focus, pace, self-worth and hope. The extra scales come from work on how low mood shows up in the body (Kroenke et al., 2002), how pleasure and drive fade (Treadway & Zald, 2011), how rumination keeps it going (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000) and how self-criticism weighs on it (Gilbert & Procter, 2006).

How to get an accurate result

Think about your usual days, not your best or your worst. Answer quickly — your first reaction is usually the most accurate. If something changed recently, rate how it is now.

Where each scale comes from

DSM-5-TR (APA, 2022)

Core depressive symptoms

PHQ-9 (Kroenke et al., 2001)

Core depressive symptoms

PHQ-15 (Kroenke et al., 2002)

Energy, sleep & body

Treadway & Zald (2011)

Loss of pleasure & drive

Nolen-Hoeksema (2000)

Self-criticism & rumination

Gilbert & Procter (2006)

Self-criticism & rumination

Reviewed by Daniel Hall

Psychologist · Test reviewer · Updated October 2026

Literature

Kroenke K., Spitzer R. L., Williams J. B. W. (2001). The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 16(9), 606⁠–⁠613.

Kroenke K., Spitzer R. L., Williams J. B. W. (2002). The PHQ-15: validity of a new measure for evaluating the severity of somatic symptoms. Psychosomatic Medicine, 64(2), 258⁠–⁠266.

American Psychiatric Association (2022). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Publishing.

Treadway M. T., Zald D. H. (2011). Reconsidering anhedonia in depression: lessons from translational neuroscience. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 35(3), 537⁠–⁠555.

Nolen-Hoeksema S. (2000). The role of rumination in depressive disorders and mixed anxiety/depressive symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109(3), 504⁠–⁠511.

Gilbert P., Procter S. (2006). Compassionate mind training for people with high shame and self-criticism: overview and pilot study of a group therapy approach. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 13(6), 353⁠–⁠379.

Updated: 2026-10-02

Depression Test - Description and methodology of the test

Low mood, no energy, weeks that look grey — and the quiet question “am I depressed?” that keeps coming back. This depression test turns that question into 30 concrete statements about the last two weeks. It looks at the classic signs, at how they show up in your body, your thoughts and your relationships, and at the effort you may be spending to look fine.

What the test measures

The core scale of this depression self-test follows the nine signs clinicians use when they assess depression: low mood, loss of interest, changes in sleep and appetite, tiredness, poor concentration, slowed or restless movement, feeling like a failure and a future with nothing to look forward to. Five additional scales show where the load sits for you. Loss of pleasure and drive captures joy that has gone quiet. Energy, sleep and body reflects the physical side: heaviness, waking up tired, unexplained aches. Self-criticism and rumination measures the harsh inner voice and the loops of replaying mistakes. Social withdrawal tracks unanswered messages and loneliness among people. Hidden depression shows the gap between the smile you show and the emptiness you feel, the pattern often called high-functioning depression. Together they add up to an overall depressive load.

How it works and how to read the result

Each statement is rated by how often it applied over the last two weeks: not at all, several days, more than half the days or nearly every day. There are no right answers and no trick questions; the first honest reaction is usually the most accurate one. After the last question you get your depression test score and what it means:

the severity of the core symptoms on a three-level scale;
the two areas that weigh on you most and the one that holds best;
observations built from specific groups of your answers;
a comparison with other people from your country;
concrete first steps and a chat with the Freudly AI psychologist.

A high result on the core scale is a reason to talk to a doctor or psychotherapist: depression responds well to treatment, and the profile helps you describe what is happening. Retaking the test every few weeks shows whether things are moving.

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Depression Test: Am I Depressed?

2,200+ took this test to understand what felt so heavy.

Not sad, exactly. Just… heavy.

What can one answer already say about you?

From “something’s off” to knowing what needs attention.

Depression can enter an ordinary day through different doors.

Looking fine is not feeling fine.

See what keeps the heaviness going⁠—and what could loosen it.

Bring Freudly AI the question your result cannot answer alone.

For anyone who wants to understand what changed⁠—and begin.

What people understood⁠—and changed.

Turn what you notice into something you can change.

Questions, answered.

Depression test: description and methodology

What has changed in your last two weeks?

Depression Test - Description and methodology of the test

What the test measures

How it works and how to read the result