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Do we really know the true meaning of depression? We read about people suffering with depression almost everyday of the week. Our mind is a funny thing, we wonder how it works, and there is a complex system working all the time in our brain.

There have been two notable deaths of high profile Australian actors due too Depression. All too often we here the word “Melancholy” associated with depression, today depression is discussed more out in the open. A long time ago, depression was not discussed; I suppose people were just put away when the doctors could not deal with the mental health of a patient. The press is great today because they have the ability to discuss topics, also the internet if it is used appropriately we can research many topics, hidden away from the world before.

Depression today has the label of a “Serious Medical Illness” the needs to be treated, caused by an imbalance of brain chemicals, along with other factors. It is normal to feel, shock, anger, sadness, even other emotions, when you are diagnosed with depression. By reading this, you will no doubt guess I have been diagnosed with depression. Huge amounts of people do not realize depression can run in families for generations, which is an important of depression. The stress and trauma, in your life, financial problems, loss of a loved one, break up of a relationship, loosing your job, starting a new job, or even getting married. People that have low self-esteem have a greater chance of suffering with a mild form of depression called dysthymia. For a long time I have been on medication and with the help of my Doctor and Physcologist, I am able to write about depression.

Physical conditions play an important part in the causes of depression, heart disease, and cancer, HIV can contribute to depression because of the physical weakness bought on by these conditions. In some cases, depression bought on by the medication used to treat these medical conditions.

Anxiety disorder, Schizophrenia, eating disorder, and especially substance abuse often appear along side depression in many cases.

When you learn that you have depression, it can be very frustrating, because recovery takes time. There are steps you can take along the road to recovery, stay motivated. Many times, I said to myself, “Stay home, you do not have to go for a walk, it is too cold, or you do not have enough time.” Now I kick myself into gear in the morning and go for my walk, because I have two little cross breed “Chihuahua’s” that love a walk in the park. They are my reason to get going each day, my encouragement to continue with learning how to put my feelings down on paper, writing short stories.

Depression affects your family relationships, the person with depression just cannot turn on and off their emotions just for their partner or children. You have too be able to discuss your feelings with your family, and let them know it is not them. Support is important; it comes in many different forms. Friends, and family, self-encouragement is what I found as my savior. The desire to try many different things that I had not tried before in my short life. Putting my feelings down on paper, reading something I had put on the shelf because I could not concentrate. It does not hurt too sing your own praises to help with encouragement. Do not let depression beat you because life is too precious, to curl up and die. I found life again, sometimes it is hard too stay on top but when I feel low I kick myself into gear and go for a walk with my dogs. You must clear your head to stay on top of your feelings.

If someone you know is diagnosed with depression let him or her, know you are there for him or her to listen. Encourage them to stick with the treatment because it does not go away in three or four days. It hangs around for a while but the main thing is just be there for them and listen.

I am Barb Haynes author/scribbler, I wrote this article because I have suffered with depression bought on by many different reasons and would like to give some ideas to people out there that we can help ourselves and beat depression.