Life, as blessed as it is, can be a bad country western song. But, with some people the sad song goes on and on. Filling the days with gloom and tearfulness. In some cases a person may have a change in their sleep, appetite, sexual interests or even in their general, everyday interests. Life seems barren and their future, hopeless.
Clinical depression is a serious, but common illness that is treatable.
She suggests that American society requires us to keep our emotions inside with few outlets of release. This causes the emotional backup. Just like food that stays too long in the system, backed up emotions can become toxic. Other ways depression can intrude on a person are traumatic events or long periods of stress. Drugs and alcohol abuse can shift the chemicals in a brain and cause depression.