Depression sort of feels like a black cloud hanging over your head that you can't seem to get rid of. There are different degrees of depression and many different methods to treat it. It is important to note that in order to be diagnosed clinically depressed you must have the signs of depression for more than two weeks. Substance abuse may be a way a person tries to self medicate a depression. Depression does not run in families.
Anhedonia means a lack of pleasure in all or most activities.
Depression should always be treated with medication. Depression should always be treated with psychotherapy. Everyone of us has experienced depression at some time in our lives. By the age of 18, one of every five teenagers will have experienced an episode of Major Depression. The medications used to treat depression are highly addictive.