A Total Body Illness Depression is an illness in which a person experiences a marked change in their mood and in the way they view themselves and the world. Being clinically depressed is very different from the occasional lows that all people experience from time to time. Occasional feelings of sadness are a normal part of life, but when it takes over ones life it is considered abnormal. Many people that suffer from depression don’…showed first 75 words of 568 total…

…showed last 75 words of 568 total…talk therapy and a prescription for antidepressants. The most important thing that can be done for some one facing a depression is for their friends and family to be there for them. 80- 90% of those faced with depression can be helped but they can’t beat it alone. If we can help people understand what depression is and help them learn how to deal with depression we may be able to reduce these high statistics. 