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Depression

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This is the first Blog of my life, and what did I choose to write about?  Depression. This is indeed a negative start, but I'd prefer to talk about the most important topic first.  Currently, there are more than 264 million recorded cases of people suffering from depression worldwide. [acc to WHO]. It is prevalent among people of all ages and more women are affected by depression than men . Depression can lead to Suicide. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in the age group 15-29 . What is Depression? A  lot of people misunderstand the term "depression". They often confuse it with "depressive feelings". Having depressive feelings is something really normal and common. Depressive feelings can be feeling lonely, empty, restless, apathetic, sad, etc. These vary from person to person. Depressive feelings may lead to a loss in interest in favorite activities or food, etc. Depressive feelings may also include doing self-harm or having suicidal thoughts. You wo