Tag: Depression

Did you know that even if you completed a stint in depression treatment, you are still at risk of suffer a relapse? Unfortunately, no depression clinic can guarantee that you will recover from this mental illness as there is no cure for it. Recovery requires lots of hard work, dedication and commitment. So why does […]

Developing depression has almost become as common as catching a cold. The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that globally, there are 350 million people suffering from this mental illness. While this statistic may be alarming, you don’t have to become a part of it, that’s why in this article, we are going to tell you […]

Depression is much more than just feeling sad or unhappy, it’s a mental illness that dulls practically every single activity that we engage in over a sustained period of time. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR; APA, 2000) defines depression as having a depressed mood, loss of interest […]

We are all going to feel unhappy and sad at some point in our lives but when these emotions stay and do not go away, it may be that you or a loved one could be suffering from depression. However, depression isn’t just about feeling sad. It’s much more than that. So then what is […]

Depression is one of the most common illnesses people deny until it has stolen years of their life, because it does not arrive with a cast on your arm or a fever on a thermometer, it arrives as a slow draining of colour, energy, and interest, while the world still tells you to snap out […]

Depression Is A Real Illness And South Africans Are Still Getting It Wrong Depression is one of those words people throw around like it is a mood, a bad day, or a personality type, and that casual way of speaking has consequences. If you are depressed and the people around you treat it like laziness, […]