TAKING DEPRESSION SERIOUSLY
First and foremost, I would like to ask if anyone has ever knew of
someone who struggles from depression? Or has anyone ever gone to a
time period of their life where they have struggled depression
themselves?
I would like to talk about depression in our society nowadays
especially at this time of pandemic. I want to raise awareness because of
everything that is going on and I’m here to talk about how important it is
to listen and this topic to be discussed. It can be deliberating and
overwhelming for it affects our entire body, mind, and spirit. I believe
that this topic is rarely discussed in schools and even at home. Therefore,
it is my time to speak.
Depression is common mental illness where it affects our ability to
think, our ability to function, and our ability to feel. It can also result to
more serious problems physically and emotionally. According to World
Health Organization, more than 264 million people of all ages suffer from
depression, globally. Research proves that mental stress has the same
effect on the brain as physical stress.
As we face the risk brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 or
COVID-19 pandemic, we also deal with the proliferation of cases related
to mental health. The sudden change in people’s day-to-day lives brought
about by the pandemic come with consequences and additional worries
beyond COVID-19 infection. The number of people suffers from
depression accumulate during this time of pandemic.
Depression is a very complicated mental illness. It occurs not just
because of chemical imbalance in our brains, but also by different factors.
