| Everyone is different, and the things that we feel are | | | | be discussed with people outside of the family -- and |
| different. People often don't understand that | | | | possibly not even with people in the family. |
| depression is also different for everyone. It isn't a | | | | Even with all of the information concerningdepression |
| cough with congestion that can easily be diagnosed. | | | | and its causes, many people will stillforce a smile on |
| There are many different symptoms of depression. | | | | their faces when they have tointeract with other |
| This doesn't mean that you will experience all of | | | | people -- to hide the depression. They will never |
| those symptoms. You may just feel some of them -- | | | | reach out for help. Think about that, and realize -- for |
| or even just one of them. There is no hard and fast | | | | yourself and your loved ones --that these people are |
| rule that says that in order to be depressed, one | | | | the ones that figure out how to continue functioning |
| must have all of the symptoms of depression. | | | | in their lives. They go to work. They go to school. |
| Furthermore, you may be surprised at the number of | | | | They may fulfill social obligations. Just because they |
| people who are still able to function in theirday-to-day | | | | are still able to do this does not mean that |
| lives while suffering from depression. | | | | depression doesn't exist. |
| The difference is that they don't function as well as | | | | In its own way, depression really can be a silentkiller. |
| they did before, or that they are just going through | | | | In fact, it is estimated that by 2020,depression will be |
| the motions, with absolutely no joy in life. | | | | the second-leading cause of death, after heart |
| Throughout time, people have become very good | | | | disease. Pay attention to yourself and your loved |
| athiding depression. It was once thought of as a | | | | ones -- even if they aren't displaying symptoms of |
| mental weakness, and therefore, if you suffered | | | | depression. |
| from it, you hid it as much as possible. It wasn't to | | | | |