is this depression?

[Moonlitt]

i don’t know wether this is the right place to post but this page has helped me a lot so i trust it. basically i’m a teenager and over the past few months i literally haven’t felt motivated to do anything. and that goes from studying to cleaning my room, i just can’t get myself to do it. i basically don’t do any of my homework at home, if i do choose to do it it’ll probably be at school like 5 minutes before it’s due, i got my gcse’s coming up and i honestly believe i’m going to fail and that still doesn’t motivate me enough to actually do anything. like even subjects that i love like art i don’t care that much about anymore. the worst part is i really wish i could do these things, but i just cant be bothered. my friends notice it, my family notice it, but i ld rather just go home and not do anything. i do still love hanging out with my friends, but i’m never the one really asking to go out or something, i will sometimes but not too often. i do still feel happy, but overall i’m not, not happy with my life and i wish i could like restart and be someone else. there’s so much more to this but i don’t know how to put it in words, can someone help me ?

[RayDay]

Hi. Yes, you seem to be depressed. Also, your state can be caused by some illness, a lot of stress, the lack of sleep or food, etc. You need a health screening to find the root of the problem. Maybe, it is something about hormones or neurotransmitters, etc.
Just do not ignore your state. Sometimes people wait for years and then find out that their problem could be solved in several months if they would have come to a doctor.
Also, do not be too strict to yourself. Depression is just a disease, even the strongest of us can have it. If you have a depression, it does not mean that it is because you are weak, lazy or don`t care - depression makes you weak. It kills the motivation, it kills the will to live, so it is normal and necessary not to try to overcome the problem by yourself but to ask specialists for help. In most cases, depressed people cannot do this without help or lose much time before getting results.