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Depression is a common mental health disorder. It involves a depressed mood or loss of pleasure or interest in things.

Depression can affect all aspects of life including relationships with family & friends. It can also result to problems at school or work.

Depression in someone can be so bad that it interferes with a persons ability to do daily life activities.

• 4.6% of men
• 6.9% of women
• 10% of pregnant women & women who’ve just given birth experience depression

Some symptoms of depression include:

• poor concentration
• feelings of excessive guilt or low self-worth
• hopelessness about the future
• thoughts about dying or suicide
• disrupted sleep
• changes in appetite or weight
• feeling very tired or low in energy

During a depressive episode a person can experience feeling sad or irritable & loss of pleasure in activities to name a couple.

Depression is different from regular mood changes & feelings about life and lasts for long periods of time. A depressive episode can last every day for at least 2 weeks.

For more information on Depression and how to prevent/treat it, you can visit The National Institute of Mental Health:

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/major-depression

If you or someone you know is in need of help, please call or text the Suicide Crisis Helpline – 988

Till next time ~

Mel