It is known that depression is a growing issue, but the question is why it is continuing to affect more and more people, specifically students. It is difficult to pinpoint a specific cause when there are so many theories as to what exactly causes depression. Some argue that it is genetic while others say it is a result of too much stress. This is not to say that there is only one cause of depression, but there has to be a reason why the number of depressed students has been increasing in the recent years.
Depression is the state of mind in which an individual lacks self confidence and does not have the ability to appreciate themselves. There is a wide variety of reasons why a person goes through different stages of depression. Many people suffer from depression which leads them to have confidence with in themselves. There are many reasons for the cause of it. Women and men of all ages, races, and economic levels can have depression. It often occurs in women. Each person with this disorder has different ways of acting with the state of mind. Out of most cases there are many different ways to prevent this disorder in which may lead to other harmful consequences.
I had always been quiet about my depression. It was not other people’s business, and I did not want it to affect how people thought of me and my ability to perform well at work. I learned through this experience that if I am going to continue working at any job, I need to keep my supervisors informed of my well being. Because I work in the field of psychology, my co-workers and supervisors all understand the importance of self-care, especially if you are already prone to depression. Once I informed my work of the situation, they were very responsive and helpful. I could take a leave of absence – which proved beneficial when I needed to be hospitalized a second time for a whole week –even obtain free counseling should I need it, and even have a team of co-workers to help support me while I was at work. My job had many different options for handling an employee struggling with their mental health, more options than most jobs would provide because of the nature of the work. Even though I only took advantage of the leave of absence option, informing my supervisors of my depression helped a lot because they were able to adjust my schedule and duties, and I always knew they were there to help should I ever need it. When I returned to work after being hospitalized for the second time, they checked up on me every week, allowed me to take days off when my depression flared up, and did everything they could to ensure I
Eight lines, that’s what I have, they sit above my left knee. They are a reminder of a mistake I made and one I will never make again. I self-harmed and it did not solve my problem at the time but it taught me a bigger lesson. It taught me that it does not fix your problems and it only hurts those around you and it shouldn't have been an option in the first place.
Before the 1970’s, asylums for persons designated to be psychotic or otherwise severely mentally ill, called “institutions” were quite common. Most of such asylums were built to mimic Victorian mansions and contain hundreds of patients. It and many structures like it have come to be symbols of oppression, largely due to the literary work of Ken Kesey and the abuse scandals at the turn of the last century.
It started as simply as I told myself that I was dumb or that I was weird and that's why I didn't have any friends. In my middle school years I often got bullied because I lived with my grandparents, my classmates didn't know the full story. During that time, I also experienced many people around me dying. One death in particular hit me hard, my uncle passed in a car crash. Overall, he was the one person who always had made forget all the bad that was going on around me, and he was gone. I didn't have anyone I felt comfortable talking to about my experiences so everything continued to build up inside and eventually my thoughts became so bad that I came to a point where I was ready to commit suicide. Luckily, someone opened up to me and eventually I opened up to them. This person helped me off that ledge, and they saved me.
When I was younger, I was very depressed and contemplated on committing suicide in order to free myself of my problems. It was a very dark place. Praying, a wonderful psychologist, and the support of my family are what made me persevere and proceed with my life. I found faith in God, books, and my best friend. I lost so much time during this dark period, which caused my grades to fall drastically. I was determined to do everything I possibly could to make up for the lost time. That determination still pushes me today. This determination is what will help me reach my goals in school and beyond. This experience has also taught me to be more aware of the people who I interact with on a daily basis, mainly my family. I want then to be stable and not have to go through what I went through. I have a teenage brother that has had some problems in school. Now is the time for safe interaction and prevention. Now is the time to reach out to him and provide love and support. Teenage suicide is a very serious problem, but together we can overcome
During Junior High I had many absolutely dire problems that were constantly on my mind. My out-of-date wardrobe continuously embarrassed me. My hair would not acquiesce to any attempted hairstyle. My parents didn't understand me, my teachers were all picking on me, and nobody really liked me for me. These beliefs were all false, of course. At the time, it never occurred to me that all my concerns and volatile emotions were "normal". I never considered that while I was going through the transition from elementary school to high school, from kid to teen, that I was creating my own world-view and that I was emotionally vulnerable to every imagined slight. There was one event, though, that made me aware of the fragile structure of my self-esteem and how much I craved the acceptance of my peers. One of my friends committed suicide.
Depression is a very common mental disorder that anyone can have. There are many causes, risks, and symptoms. Different types of depression means there will be different kinds of treatments. Depression can be a very dangerous disorder. Untreated clinical depression is a very serious problem. It can lead to drug and alcohol addiction. It can also bring you problems at your job and ruin relationships. Depression can really affect a person’s life. Roughly over 20 million people have depression even though women are two times more likely to suffer from it than men. It is an interrelationship between depression and physical health. Depression does not discriminate, it does not care about age, race, gender, social position or anything else. It is
In today’s society, childhood depression is everywhere. Depression in children is extremely serious. “5% to 9% of children are depressed” (Early Childhood). It is a real illness that needs treated. Untreated depression can lead to school failure, drug or alcohol abuse, and even suicide. Depression is equally in girls as it is in boys. (Early Childhood). Depression is the uncontrolled feeling of sadness that can stay for a long time. There are many causes of childhood depression. Along with the many causes, there are many symptoms. However, childhood depression can be treated in multiple ways. Famous people as well as non-famous people can have a past issue with childhood depression. There are tons of parents who have children who are depressed.
Depression is a medical, mental disorder that causes a constant feeling of sadness, hopelessness, worthlessness. Depression affects how the person feels, behaves, and thinks. It also leads to emotional and physical problems. People with depression find it hard to go about their day-to-day activities. As human beings, many of us have encountered tough times in our lives, which caused us to feel “depressed”. While those feeling are short lived, people with depression will have feelings that are long lived; they will constantly re-embark on past negative situations and their feelings at that time. When people are severely depressed, they become a different person and their whole attitude on life changes dramatically. It’s a common but serious mental disorder that many unfortunately don’t receive help for because of the big stigma around the world. Because of the fact that many don’t get the help that they so desperately need, many turn to suicide or other life-ending, harmful situations.
As a teenager, I have experienced depression countless number of times. Many times, I just feel sad, and other times, I feel like the world is not worth living in. Innumerable incidents also have occurred where some of my friends get badly depressed. Since many of my friends would try to talk to me about how they feel when they are depressed, I see a lot the pain and dejection they are going through. Through these experiences, depression began to scare me because of how inferior and worthless it can make a person feel, and where these low feelings would lead to. I realized that depression should not be allowed to dominate a person’s life as it would slowly eat him away. I felt I had to find out what depression really is, what causes it, and most of all, how to deal with it.
Depression is a common misconception. People get two terms confused with each other, depression and temporary sadness. Temporary sadness is the feeling you feel after an event of misfortune and makes one feel damaged and devastated inside. You tend to express your misery to society in a much more open way, than someone with depression would, because they are willing to talk about how they feel inside. Depression is a much more commonly used word for the phrase, permanent sadness. Instead of depression being caused by an event of misfortune, depression is an illness that affects your day to day life. Many describe it as being slumped in deep dejection. And unlike temporary sadness, someone who suffers from depression is not for one moment going
Is there a big difference between students and depression ten years ago compared to depressed students today? In our society these days, it is unfortunately very common for students to be depressed, this depression can severely influence their grades and academic performance. However, you may think to yourself; what does a student have to be depressed about? The answer is that there are millions of things that could possibly contribute to a student being depressed whether you know it or not.
Unfortunately, depression is one most common condition in the world today. It doesn 't matter if you are a man or woman of any age, where you came from or what your social background are. Depression can occur at any stage in life, and sometimes people become depressed for no apparent reason. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America “ADAA”, which is an organization that dedicated to the prevention, and cure for mood disorder, who states that “mental illness affecting 40 million adults in the United States at age 18 and older, or 18% of the population. It costs the U.S. more than $42 billion a year, almost one-third of the country 's $148 billion total mental health bill”. These are such scary numbers that we often don