All About DEPRESSION- Can it be self-managed?
Worldwide, over 970 million individuals belonging to all ages suffer from a mental illness. Out of this, more than 264 million people suffer from depression. Yes! It is that common but it is extremely dreadful at the same time. Depression has become the leading cause of disability and can lead to suicide too. People today use the term ‘depression’ very loosely and have blurred the lines between feeling low and actually suffering from a mental illness. It is okay to feel sad after a bad day or grieve after the death of a loved one. These mood fluctuations and transient emotional responses to the hardships of everyday life cannot be labelled as depression. It is depression only when you feel sad persistently for a long period of time and it starts hampering your everyday activities. By definition, Depression is a mood disorder which includes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of activity level and interest. It is not quite the same as the mood swings that individuals routinely...