Mental Health Today

Whether you have experienced depression yourself, or you know someone who is struggling with it, we are all affected by depression. Amazingly, according to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), as many as 8% of American adults have experienced major depression at some point in their lives, and women are twice as likely to be depressed. That's a lot of people affected by depression. Sadly, as a therapist, I see many children who are affected by depression as well. What does this say about our culture and society? There are a lot of very sad and emotionally distressed people who are hurting out, and chances are you're one of them. Are you affected by depression? Depression is not just simply feeling blue or "down-in-the-dumps", although someone affected by depression can start out that way. True depression takes over a person's mind and body and often prevents them from doing normal day-to-day activities. Feelings of emptiness, hopelessness, numbness, brokenness, and loneliness o