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"I'm feeling blue" We've all said it and sometimes with good cause.
The reason might be that a relationship has broken down or that we have failed an exam. We might have had our hopes of a new job dashed. Sometimes we can't even find a reason for it. Yet somehow, human nature being what it is, we've picked up the pieces and gone on with our lives.
Depression, though, is when we can't beat those blues. Depression is when we wake up in the morning and wish we hadn't. Depression is more than the natural response to sadness. When you suffer from depression your mood changes and everything around you is as dull as the bleakest winter day.. Yet if asked why we feel this way, most of us will not have an answer. Millions of people around the world know that depression is a serious affliction. It is one that cannot be easily shaken or forgotten. In fact, depressive illness is on the increase and the cost to our society is spiralling.
Ten percent of us will suffer from depression at some time in our lives. Serious depression affects people at any age or of any race, ethnic or economic group. In fact there are ten times more people suffering from depression than there were in 1945. Perhaps the most worrying statistic is that there are more young people than ever being struck down by serious depressive illness. So what causes depression and how can it be treated'.
Most of us will have either have experienced a form of depression or we will at least know someone who is suffering. By learning about depressive illness or mood swings we can at least begin to recognise the symptoms that signal its onset. By doing this we can begin to help ourselves or encourage others to seek help and treatment. First of all we have to acknowledge that depressive illness is a major problem. The evidence for this is overwhelming. Eighty percent of suicides are caused by untreated depression.
Someone who is clinically depressed displays very firm signals....
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