The Beginning Of Purpose And Depression - 1216 Words

Kara Davis Ms. Carroll Pre-AP English 1 28 March, 2016 Depression â€Å"The beginning of purpose is found in creating something that only you understand,† this was said by Tyler Joseph, a man that knew what it was like to deal with and beat depression and find purpose for their life by creating things that meant something. Depression is defined as a severe despondency and dejection, typically felt over a period of time and accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy. About 350,000,000 of the world’s population is affected by depression, and 70% of those are people under the age of 18 according to the Huffington Post. Depression in teens and depression in adults can often look very different, making it hard for others to notice†¦show more content†¦There are different causes of clinical depression, for the most part it is caused by a chemical imbalance. As with the other types of depression, chronic depression needs a medical diagnosis that involves close study of the person in question. There can be physical eleme nts as well as emotional. Some of these would be not being able to sleep or even sleeping too much, insomnia can also develop. The inability to concentrate would be a symptom, as well as changes in diet and appetite, thoughts of suicide or self harm, or even something as simple as less energy. Some people have changes in their behavior as well, they may become easily frustrated, be highly emotional, or they may isolate themselves from others. Even some things that other people may never notice happen. Things like going over the same thought over and over in their head, or thoughts of suicide and self harm. Even if one does not act upon them. Something shocking that most people do not know is that one can develop clinical depression at the young age of even three years old. The age of people most affected though is a very wide amount, anywhere from 14-60 years old. There are different treatments for clinical depression. One could undergo treatment with a trained psychologist or psych iatrist. One could also be put on prescription medications to help with the chemical imbalance in one’s brain, causing the depression. This is a very commonly found issue, in the US alone there is about