Some people think that depression is an extreme form of the day to day sadness or unhappiness that we all feel from time to time. It isn't. Depression is characterized by a cluster of symptoms including disturbances in sleep, appetite, concentration, sexual desire, activity and energy level. It may include feelings of guilt, suicidal ideas, and crying spells. These symptoms accompany a depressed mood, apathy, or an inability to get pleasure out of things that normally bring pleasure.
There is a troubling effect on quality of life and the ability to function in "love and work" (the heart of the healthy as Freud so aptly put it). But perhaps most significantly and true to real life, it is a state that a doctor diagnoses clinically using his judgment and experience in the context of a patient-doctor interaction based on these concepts.
Mental disorders in general have a stigma in part because the physical imbalances are invisible to the naked eye. People with depression often feel worse when they believe others view their depression as a sign of personal weakness or as a personality flaw. This site wants to help with the visualization of the invisible.
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