Understanding Depression

Everyone feels sad from time to time. When things go wrong, or something upsetting happens, or we go through a bad patch, its normal to feel down and our moods can vary from day to day. We are usually experts at knowing how to cheer ourselves up - by taking a day off work, seeing friends we like, watching a favorite film, going for a walk, treating ourselves to some new clothes, or listening to music. But what happens when none of these things work?? Is this Depression.

The expression ' I Feel Depressed' is now almost everyday language for 'I fed Up', but depressive disorder, or clinical depression is something very different.

Depression is an illness and is one of the most common reasons for consulting a doctor. No two people's experience of Depression is exactly the same, but there are usually common features; whatever form it takes, though, it is normally extremely isolating, scary, lonely and debilitating.

Depression can vary in severity from mild to severe, and can greatly interfere with an individual's ability to function, affecting family relationships, social life and working life.

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