Depression

Depression


     Everybody has "the blues" or "feels down" from time to time. It's normal

to feel sad for short periods, especially if something bad had happened in our

lives. But those of us who suffer from depression have much more than "the

blues", and our feelings can last for a long time.

     There are many sufferers of this illness; at any one time, 5% of

Canadians are depressed, and 10-20% will suffer from it at one point in their

lives.

     But family and friends who've never experienced true depression can have

trouble understanding what it's like. Many people find it difficult to think of

depression as an illness because their are no obvious physical symptoms. But

depression is an illness, which is caused by chemical changes in the brain. Few

people think that a physical illness is the sufferer's fault-and no one should

think depression is, either.

     Like any other illness, depression has certain symptoms. Once these have

been recognized, you can take measures to treat them. Some are: feeling sad,

worried or depressed; feeling as if your life is dreary and unlikely to improve;

had crying spells; become irritated over little things that didn't used to

bother you; find you no longer enjoy hobbies and activities that once made you

happy; feel a lack of self-confidence or feeling like a failure; lost your

appetite, or are eating more than usual; have had trouble sleeping, or been

sleeping too much; had trouble concentrating and making decisions; and thought

about death and/or suicide.

     Knowing the causes for depression can help depressed people, friends,

family understand how painful it 
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