Describing What Depression Feels Like To Someone Who’s Never Had It
Melinda Burns
Most people can only remotely grasp what depression feels like. They think that it’s similar to feeling sad or unhappy or having a case of the blues, but it’s not. A depressed person may experience those feelings, but they don’t just happen as a natural response to life events and go away when circumstances change. Depression runs much deeper than that. It is a mental health condition that can last for months or years and affect your physical wellbeing as well as your ability to carry out your normal day-to-day activities. People think depression is sadness. People think depression is crying. People think depression is dressing in black. But people...
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