Kristen Truempy opens up to Deirdre, a listener from Cape Town in regards her personal journey with depression. Instead of writing Deirdre an email, she decided to answer through podcast by helping others who are dealing with depression. According to Kristen “when people face socially and professionally disturbed in their life. People with depression face change in their sleep, daily activities, movement problems, ability to loose concentration, and suicidal thoughts, and feeling worthless.” Depression does not happen overnight. Kristen’s depression started as a child when her parents couldn’t afford rent. She had a loving family and had dreams about being a professional soccer player. She notice her depression worsen as she read the newspaper went into detail about the violence and negativity around the world. Her struggles continued at work when her employees began yell and scream at her. She developed a self of worthlessness and had no one to discuss with. She lacked of fresh air, no energy, her body stopped to function; things which brought her happiness did not feel the same way, she felt completely helpless. All of those systems began to build her depression. Kristen cured herself by reading a lot of books, writing her thoughts in her journal, and …show more content…
MaeLin actually went through depression and took medication for it. She felt that her life shouldn’t be consisted by taking pills to help cure her depression. She read inspirational books, went to yoga/gym, and got rid of the negativity in her life. Knowing someone who is depressed is not simple. This podcast allows people who are listening to understand the definition of depression and how there are different stages in depression. People deal with their depression differently and hearing from people’s perspective allows others to know they are not alone. There are helpful resources if you know anyone who is suffering from
In her middle adulthood, Amanda entered the generativity versus stagnation stage. (Kail and Cavanaugh, 2011) During this stage, Amanda would want to contribute actively in society through work or nuturing children, to feel useful and accomplished in life. (Kail and Cavanaugh, 2011) However due to RA, she experienced some physical limitations. The aches make the 12 hour retail shift “a nightmare” for Amanda. Hours spent at worked became unbearable. Amanda wasn’t able to engage and enjoy her work, much less achieve a sense of accomplishment.
Depression is an incredibly serious matter that affects many people around the world. It is fairly common for many people to experience depression in some sort of way after a tragic event, such as the death of a family member or the severing of a long-term relationship. In fact, some may argue that these feelings are indeed appropriate for the time being. However, for some individuals, these feelings of despair and stress can last for weeks at a time or longer. While some who are not dealing with depression may interpret the feelings and the mindset of those who are struggling with major depression as a case of “the blues”, depression is undoubtedly a serious condition when left to itself without any type of support or medication. Depression
“Being depressed is not something that everyone can easily understand. There’s such a stigma that comes along with the term. So many people just see it as some fake, made-up condition that I should just be able to snap out of. What they don’t understand is that it’s not something that I can just will away,” said Katelyn.
Many times, depression is associated with thinking patterns, stress, experiences of failure and loss (Meyers, 2014, p. 520). People with depression disorder have various signs and symptoms. You may feel persistent anxiety and hopelessness; loss of interest in activities that you once enjoyed; have difficulty sleeping and concentrating, and even think of suicide. “In any given year, 5.8 percent of men and 9.5 percent of women will have a depressive episode” (Meyers, 2014, p. 520). It is clear that depression is a common and serious
Depression is an illness within itself that affects the “whole body”. (Staywell,1998) The body, feelings, thoughts, and behavior are all immensely altered when someone is depressed. It is not a sign of personal weakness, or a condition that can be wished or willed away. For some people depression is just temporary, but for others it can last for weeks, months and even years.
While we have come to be numb to its existence in our society, the prevalence of Mood Disorders is devastating. These disorders affect people from all walks of life and cause great destruction in their wake. Janice Butterfield is one such individual who lives with a Mood Disorder. She is a 47-year-old Caucasian woman who is married and has three daughters. She is a self-employed real-estate agent and gains great satisfaction from her job. This has been a point of stress for her, however, because the poor economy forced her to take losses within her business. She lives with her husband of 27 years and her youngest daughter. Janice often feels overwhelmed and like a disappointment because of her worries she won’t be able to send her daughter to college or financially provide for her family.
Depression is a serious mental health illness which affects an individuals’ mind, body and mood. It is a chronic and lifelong health condition (NICE, 2006) thought to be caused by a number of biological factors including neurotransmitter disturbances in the brain and an element of genetic vulnerability; these are often in addition to psychosocial factors such as the occurrence of undesirable life events, limited social network options, poor self esteem and the occurrence of any adverse life events during a persons’ lifetime (Bernstein, 2006). Depression can have an impact on a persons’ ability to do many things including working, engaging with others, participating fully in family life or maintaining relationships, and it can also impact on a person...
Depression is an touchy and continually changing subject. Having depression can be a confusing and frustrating thing to deal with. Becoming depressed and having to seek help can be a stressful and complicated process, that can only further increase his or her’s depression, however depression is a terrible, but common mental illness, that can be treated and maintained with the help of others.
This article illustrates a couple of real-life stories of teenagers who faced depression and had to somehow deal with it. One of the teenagers, Brianne, described how she tried to kill herself because she was so depressed. She described her mental state by saying: “It was like a cloud that followed me everywhere. I couldn’t get away from it.” She started drinking and experimenting with drugs. At a certain point, Brianne could not take it anymore. Once, she was caught shoplifting at a store and after her mother brought her home, Brianne swallowed every single Tylenol and Advil that there was in the house. She was rushed to the hospital and survived. Brianne has been treated for her depression and is now in college and leads a very healthy lifestyle. She is one of the lucky kids that survived, but a lot of times, when depression in kids goes unnoticed, the outcomes are very tragic.
Depression is a serious and common problem that affects people of all social class and racial group throughout the world. They are good and affordable treatment for depression. Most people who have depression do not receive adequate treatment. We must do more and do better to take care of ourselves. It is not easy for any of us to tackle a problem of this magnitude, but by being responsible and taking care of our own health and mental well-being needs, we can also reach out to help others who are dealing with depression or other mental issues by sharing with them information’s and pointing them in the right direction to find the help they need.
“Real depression isn't being sad when something in your life goes wrong. Real depression is being sad when everything in your life is going right" (Kevin Breel). For nineteen-year-old Kevin Breel, this is what his life consisted of. Kevin lead a double life. The world saw a popular, enthusiastic star basketball player who laughed constantly, while he was seeing the truth; he was tortured by intense pain that kept thriving. Over 121 million people worldwide struggle with depression (Carroll). Adolescent depression is a growing problem in today’s society and is often a major contributing factor for a multitude of teenage problems.
First thing I going to talk about is the many causes of depression. First off there is abuse, which can range anywhere from emotional, mental, to physical. If someone is abused in any way it can make them feel worthless or make them feel like the deserve the abuse cause they view themselves as failures, which isn’t ever really the case. Second there’s serious illnesses that can cause depression. For example cancer, autism, asthma, diabetes, and epilepsy. There are millions of people in the world who have “regular” to life threatening illnesses. They are the poster children of depression due to the fact it delays their mobility, the cant do things normal people can do, they have to take a substantial amount of medication, and so many more reasons. All these setbacks depresses them and makes them feel like a lower human being who always needs taken care of. Third there’s death and loss that can cause depression. If someone loses someone very close to them (whether it has to do with death or just a permanent
There are many people in the world who are struggling with the disease depression. Depression is the state in which a person feels very sad, hopeless and unimportant. The thing about depression is that it affects both genders and any ages. Depression is something that deserves full attention. For many reasons doctors believe that when a person has depression, they have to start taking medication for it as if medications help. People are becoming more dependent on antidepressants when there are other techniques for dealing with depression.
Depression is a rapidly growing mental illness that strikes millions, but they never know the cause of this common, yet sometimes, harmful illness. If victims and potential victims knew what caused depression, they could do more to prevent it from happening. In order to know what causes depression, one has to know what it is. The online dictionary defines it as “a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal; sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason (Dictionary: 1)”.
Depression affects people all around the world and takes over many lives. It is a detectable disease. Most every case of depression is very personal, and usually has it’s own specifications and circumstance. By speaking with people who have depression in their families and being a sufferer of the disease myself, I’ve realized that it’s not the end of the world and there are ways to get help. Treatment for depression is relativity inexpensive but whatever the cost; it is more than made up for an increased productivity, efficiency, physical health, improved relationships, and enjoyment of life.