You probably know someone who is depressed. You may be wondering about
yourself. The way you feel right now--does it fit the definition of
depression? Clinical depression is a serious illness that affects
millions, so you are right to be concerned. Understanding depression
is a good first step toward treatment. Let's see if we can figure this
out together.
First of all, having days when you feel down, or sad, is normal. We
all have days when we feel blue, or down. It is just part of life. If
those sad, blue feelings become your most predominant feelings
however, like a dark persistent cloud, your emotions may not be just a
"mood" but depression.
full link to the article
http://no4depression.blogspot.com/2008/09/depression-or-just-normal-sadness.html
I hope to leave a comment there as I hope to derive benefit from there
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