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    This document discusses depression, its prevalence, types, and impacts. It notes that around 4% of the world's population experiences depression. Major depression involves feeling depressed most days for most of the time, while other types include seasonal affective disorder and postnatal depression. Depression can negatively impact physical health through poor nutrition, weight gain, and disrupted hormones and menstrual cycles. It also affects mental health by shrinking the hippocampus and increasing loneliness, low self-esteem, and stress. While depression is a major societal problem, the document suggests solutions like talking with others, engaging in calming activities, and helping others to feel less alone.

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    This document discusses depression, its prevalence, types, and impacts. It notes that around 4% of the world's population experiences depression. Major depression involves feeling depressed most days for most of the time, while other types include seasonal affective disorder and postnatal depression. Depression can negatively impact physical health through poor nutrition, weight gain, and disrupted hormones and menstrual cycles. It also affects mental health by shrinking the hippocampus and increasing loneliness, low self-esteem, and stress. While depression is a major societal problem, the document suggests solutions like talking with others, engaging in calming activities, and helping others to feel less alone.

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    This document discusses depression, its prevalence, types, and impacts. It notes that around 4% of the world's population experiences depression. Major depression involves feeling depressed most days for most of the time, while other types include seasonal affective disorder and postnatal depression. Depression can negatively impact physical health through poor nutrition, weight gain, and disrupted hormones and menstrual cycles. It also affects mental health by shrinking the hippocampus and increasing loneliness, low self-esteem, and stress. While depression is a major societal problem, the document suggests solutions like talking with others, engaging in calming activities, and helping others to feel less alone.

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    Depression

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    This document discusses depression, its prevalence, types, and impacts. It notes that around 4% of the world's population experiences depression. Major depression involves feeling depressed most days for most of the time, while other types include seasonal affective disorder and postnatal depression. Depression can negatively impact physical health through poor nutrition, weight gain, and disrupted hormones and menstrual cycles. It also affects mental health by shrinking the hippocampus and increasing loneliness, low self-esteem, and stress. While depression is a major societal problem, the document suggests solutions like talking with others, engaging in calming activities, and helping others to feel less alone.

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    Generation Z or is it Generation Depression?

    We have all heard about how bad it is, and the truth is
    we all experience it. Do not know what I am talking about. Are you sad, feel worthless, and struggle
    with food, sleep, and concentration? This is just an idea of what depression is. Depression is feelings
    of severe despondency and dejection, to sum it up. And is not just a few in the class- it is worldwide.

    There are a few types of depression:

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    Major Depression when you feel depressed most of the time for most days of the week.

    dysthymia – mild depression that lasts for several years

    seasonal affective disorder (SAD) – the depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern

    -postnatal depression – the depression that many parents experience after having a baby. Some
    people experience antenatal depression during pregnancy.

    And that is just to name a few!

    According to 2019 estimates, around 2080 million people worldwide are being affected by
    depression. Still does not seem sad. What if I tell you that 15.4 million adults have, through
    depression, thought and planned about suicide before they even attempted suicide resulting in their
    deaths. And that is not even the overall amount. 4% of the world’s population is overcome with
    depression.

    Although this topic is not mentioned too much, I highly recommend it. Awareness about depression
    and its effects is vital as many of the impacts we find in it can be long-lasting or even everlasting.
    People who fall into depression skip meals that do not provide them with enough nutrition. This
    factor automatically puts the brain into ‘battery saving mode’, so when you are playing a sport or
    even waking early, your body feels heavy and drastic.

    Depression also takes a huge toll on our physical appearance. Experiencing weight gain or eye bags?
    When we cut the connection with physical activity and make poor food choices, we go through
    obesity. Obesity is a whole new thing itself. We feel insecure about ourselves and take that out with
    food and other people. This may also influence our hormones and can irregulate women’s menstrual
    period and impact our mood.

    And finally, the mental side of things and the one most of you have been waiting for. As depression
    starts to affect the brain’s chemical balances, neurons in the hippocampus shrink, which has an
    impact on our mental health and self-esteem. We begin to hide from others and avoid social
    contact. Exactly what many of us have done after the pandemic. We begin to feel lonely and judge
    ourselves thinking that people do not like us because of how we look or act, which completely
    breaks us down. Depression is another reason why we fret over small issues. Even though life is
    unexpected, stressing over it is no solution.

    Although depression is such a huge problem in society, like every problem it has a solution. Dwayne
    Johnson quotes: “I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realize is
    that you’re not alone.” So sometimes talking to someone you trust and taking breaks throughout your
    work time can help you feel less stuffed up. Engaging yourself in calming activities like knitting and
    sketching also makes you feel calmer. And remember there are people around you who could be
    facing a bad stage in life as well. So, smile and help others keep smiling!
    THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!!

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