You did not know it could feel this heavy until it did. This is the first big crash and everyone keeps telling you to cheer up as if that were a button you forgot to press. This one shows up when depression crashes your life without giving anyone the courtesy of clear subcategories. The hat marks the season where everything went dim, and you still somehow answered emails and fed yourself occasionally. It is for the you that survived the plot twist you did not see coming.

This diagnosis is used for a single episode of major depression when some details such as severity or specific features are not fully documented. Symptoms still meet the core criteria of persistent low mood or loss of interest plus several other changes like sleep appetite energy or concentration. The "single episode" label may sound minor, but a first major depressive episode often reshapes a person's understanding of themselves. Unspecified simply means some details were unclear, not that the suffering was vague. This hat bears witness to a chapter that might not have neat edges but still mattered deeply.