Depression according to some definition by some scholars, depression means being sad.
It goes beyond just being moody, it is a persistence feeling of being sad.
A situation where nothing interest you anymore. In some cases you feel that life doesn't worth it.
This feelings might last as long as you want it.
A depressed Person can not function in any society he or she finds himself.
Depression is something that the society really needs to look at. Being depressed does not mean you are week or its your flaw.
This feelings is accompanied by lost of appetite, you no longer find anything interesting.
However, this issue has become a rising problem but yet, it is not properly tackle. Funny enough we all go around with heavy heart.
Burdens that can't be share because we feel we will be mocked or the fear of the outcome will just crippled us.
I remember one time I was depressed, not because I didn't have the material things I needed but because but because of one stinky problem I had .
I tried my best to be happy and every attempt proof abortive.
I could not share it with anyone because I felt no one will see it in my own way.
I felt they will just tell me to moved on without proper guidance.
I went online searched and looked for seminars that talked about healing for depression but I didn't see what I wanted.
So one day, I summon courage to tell my dad, how I felt.
And that was the end of it.
Sometimes when we get depressed and can't share it, we have two options either work it out or we die with it by committing suicide. Because some depression comes with suicidal thoughts.
One open discussion about a depressed situation can cure a lifetime stigma. Just let people know they are not alone in this world. That what ever they are passing through is not new and has been solved before.
Create an awareness on some issues of life and how to go about it.
A system should be created where people share their problems and get at least 80% of their solutions out of it.
As the popularly says " a problem shared is a problem solved.
Some people just need to share their problems and that is it, problem solved.