Essays on Depression

The focal point of this essay will be the creative artifact “Explaining my depression to my mother”, a slam poetry piece penned by Sabrina Benaim. Benaim first performed her poem to an audience in 2013, during the semifinals of the National Poetry Slam in Oakland,…

DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY These are two medical issues of concern that have drawn much global attention in the recent years. Both conditions result from normal reactions to certain stressors of life. In most cases, it is not easy to see the distinction between the disorders,…

We hide all our scars with “I’m Fine” There are some odd times in life where you fall down and never have the strength to wake up. The sheer thought of blankness about your present and future is so extreme that it leads nowhere but…

Depression is never good for health Depression can be defined as a form of mental disorder. It affects your feelings, what you think and also the way you act. The good thing is that this mental disorder is treatable. Studies have shown that depression affects…

Magda’s Depression Depression is a very serious issue and left untreated it can even prove to be fatal. However, not all cultures openly accept depression as a mental condition that needs to be treated by medicine. This week’s prompt asked us to consider a woman…

Some of us are oh so familiar with this overwhelmingly heavy air of sadness, or unshakable blah. This feeling, to many, is like a sack of sticky slime, floating all the way around the numb body, the absent mind, slowly, but surely, consume all that’s…

Depression is a mental disorder in which a person usually feels down and did not have any interest in the daily life. A person who suffers depression commonly hide their feelings because the person believes that by sharing it could just burden the others. People…

Explain and evaluate the biological basis of depression with empirical evidence. Depression is classified in the DSM 5 as a mood disorder. According to DSM criteria, symptoms of MDD include feeling sad and helpless every-day for weeks, which is important to distinguish from general feelings…

Understanding Depression from the Psychoanalytical Approach to Personality Depressive disorder, simply known as depression, is a devastating mental disorder that has affected many. In 2016, nearly 16 million adults have been affected by depression in the United States alone, making up an estimated 7% of…

Fibromyalgia is an extremely painful and uncomfortable health condition, that has no foreseeable cure, as of right now. While there are some simple treatments to aide in the digression of the disease, these treatments are only temporary. The pain from fibromyalgia can do more than…