What is depression? by Palesa Moshesha

Are you feeling depressed?

palesamoshesha — 2022-04-18 08:12:04 UTC

Sadness, feeling down, and having a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities are familiar feelings for all of us. But if they persist and affect our lives substantially, the issue may be depression.

Depression is a mood disorder that involves a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It is different from the mood fluctuations that people regularly experience as part of life.

In university students and High School

Time at university can be stressful, and a person may be dealing with other lifestyles, cultures, and experiences for the first time.

Some students have problem coping with these changes, and they may develop depression, anxiety, or both as a result.

Symptoms of depression in college students may include:

difficulty concentrating on schoolwork
sleeping too much
a decrease or increase in appetite
avoiding social situations and activities that they used to enjoy

1. How do you know that someone close to you is depressed?

2. What can you do to support someone who is depressed?

3. Have you ever been depressed before?

Depression

219417903 — 2022-04-30 19:38:43 UTC

1. It is very difficult to know that someone close to you is depressed considering the fact that in our communities we don't conversations around depression. But you can know if the person close to you starts isolating themselves then those are some of the signs of depression.
2. You can help them by encouraging them to go for counseling and support them through out their healing journey.
3. Yes I have.

boitytober — 2022-04-30 19:40:00 UTC

1.Sometimes it is difficult to identify someone who is depressed,because some do not show the signs,they turn to pretend to be okay.Some depressed people they cut off close people in their lives,spent time sharing depressing quotes,they no longer love doing things that they love.2. The only support you can give to someone who is depressed is trying to be available for them.3. No i haven't

It's a pandemic on it's own, and a serial killer

222188502 — 2022-04-30 20:01:06 UTC

Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease your ability to function at work and at home. Almost every week a person dies from this all around the world and it's so sad seeing and hearing about this, especially when the youth are battling this with such less life experiences. I believe we can fight this by socializing and checking up on our friends every day❤️

221380809 — 2022-04-30 20:07:57 UTC

1.Some of depressed people tells us the problem that they come across but some of them they keep what is eating them . It is very hard to identify people who are introvert because they do not want their problems to be known.
2.We can fight this by making our own friend to be open to us and to not have secretes . 3.no I haven't.

Depression is real and can lead to so many painful things such as death .. talking to someone you do not know probably a stranger can be helpful sometimes than doing something you will regret

2022-04-30 20:37:40 UTC

2022-04-30 21:11:12 UTC

I agree