It affects thoughts, behaviors, feelings, relationships, school, work, and health. There are many different types of depression. There are different kinds of sad depression, such as major depression and dysthymia, and there is the up and down depression, where moods alternate between times when you feel down and times when you feel really up and may even feel a little reckless and on top of the world. Depression can occur once, or it can occur again and again throughout life. Everyone is different.
Many people don t seek help with depression.
If you feel down and can t seem to shake it, talk to your counselor, parents, teacher, or doctor to get help. Depression seems to involve a change in brain chemistry, including times of psychological trauma. Sometimes a change in season can result in a depressed mood because of a change it may cause in a person s brain chemistry. Medication and psychotherapy together, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy, seems to be the most helpful treatment so far. All rights reserved.