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English34,Period5th
29Apr2016
IslandDepresion
Imagine,youaregoingthroughlifeasahappylittleangel,withoutcareintheworld.
Thenyourheartsinks.Youbecometrapped,conformed,andboundbyademonicforceyouhave
neverseenbefore.Itisanouterbodyexperience.Youmayhaveignoredallthesigns,maybeyou
sawitcoming,youdonotunderstand,ormaybeyoudo.Thefeelingsyoufeelinsideareof
failurebeingpresentedandnegativecritiquedbythewholeworld.Breathing,sleeping,eating,the
normthatonceseemedinevitablenowisuponscarcity.Happinesscomesagain,thenjoyis
stolenlikeathiefinthenight.Crazythingis,thisnewhellcomesatrandom.Thereisno
knowledgeofwhenitwillcome,howlongitwilllast,youwonder,willIeverhavemymental
sanityagain.WillIevergobacktotheperfectnormihadwhichIcalledhappiness?Sanityis
questioned.Stressoccurscopiously.Allofyouroverwhelmingsteampushesoutinvarious
questionsleadingtoonebigquestion.WhoamI?Whatiswrongwithme?Whatisthis?
Depression.Thisisadiseasethatcanorcannotbecurable.Depression,althoughcanoftenbe
seeninanypersonintheworld,shouldnotbetakenlightlybecauseitcouldleadtolife
threateningsituationsresultingfromyouremotionsandfeelings.Sincethestrandedboysonthe
unchartedislandfromLordofTheFliesbyWilliamGoldinghavebeenthrougheverything
fromescapingabombfilledwarthatcouldhavekilledthem,notknowinghowtheirfamily
membersare,wonderinghowtheirfamilyisconcernedforthem,andcrashingonadesertisland,
allthesefactorscanandprobablyhaveleadtheboysintothestateofdepression.

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Eventhoughdepressionisadisease,itisnotsomethingthatcanbepinpointedtoa
certaincauseforeveryhumanbeing.Symptoms,howapersonreacts,andthemainrootcause
willvary.ForexampleBasseyIkpipostedanarticleonanarticleonajournalwebsitecalled,
TheRoot,andshestates,Manyliketousethemetaphorofdarkness,whenitcomesto
depression.Myexperienceismorelikefog:athingdescendingslowly:athicksomethingthat
surroundsmeanddistortsthevisionofmyselfandtheworldaroundme.1 Thesamefeelingis
relatabletomostpeoplesufferingfromdepression,butothershavetheirownexperiences.Itis
allbasedonpersonalpreference.Personalpreferenceistheclimaxoftheindividualswhoor
haveidentifiedwiththiscaseofemotionalunstableness.Anotherquotethathelpssignifythe
causesofdepressionisthedefinitionofdepressionwhichstated,Depression(majordepressive
disorderorclinicaldepression)isacommonbutseriousmooddisorder.2Whatthisstatementis
tryingtoexplainisthatmanypeoplecangetdepressionbutunlikeotherthingsthathappenall
thetime,thisisveryseriousanditshouldnotbetakenlightly.Causesremainthesame.Again
eventhoughdepressionmightbeverycommonlikebeestings,peoplecatchitdifferentways
fromdifferentsituation.Allinall,someonemightgetdepressionfromabeesting.Basicallyin
depressionthecatchiscommonbutthecausediffers.Thelastfactthatwillsupportmyclaimof
thecausesofdepressionisrandomandnotalwayscomingfromthesamerootcauseeverytime
foreachindividualslikemostdiseasesisthequote,

Depression
isanextremelycomplexdisease.Nooneknowsexactlywhat
causesit,butitcanoccurforavarietyofreasons.Somepeopleexperience
depression
duringaseriousmedicalillness.Othersmayhave
depression
with
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"RecognizingtheAnguishofDepressioninTimeforHelp..."2011.28Apr.2016
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"NIMHDepression."2007.9May.2016<
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/
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lifechangessuchasamoveorthedeathofalovedone.Stillothershavea
familyhistoryofdepression.Thosewhodomayexperiencedepressionandfeel
overwhelmedwithsadnessandlonelinessfornoknownreason.3 Accordingto
thequotefromWebMDwebsitedepressionisamedicalissuetolife.For
exampleamoodyteenagermightlashoutuncontrollablyandtheparentmight
notknowwhythechildisactinginthatmanner.Thismightbearesultof
depression.Whetherthisisthecaseornotitisaverygoodexampleofthe
behaviorofdepression.Unexpected,popoutofnowherefeelingofmood
swings.
Therearemanytreatmentsafriend,familymember,professional,doctor,
orevenapersonwhocarewouldsuggestsforacurefordepression.Likethe
causeitisnotjustaonetreatmentscuresall.Manymethodsandstrategiesare
practiced.Thatiswhythereareanumberofsuggestiontocurethedepression
andsymptoms.Forexampleyoucantakethenaturalroot.Onewaytotakethe
turnofthenaturalrootaccordingtothewebsiteWebMD4 ,istogetaroutine.
ThisstrategyisbasedontheresearchofIanCook,apsychiatristandthe
chairmanoftheDepressionResearchandClinicProgramattheUniversityof
CaliforniainLasAngeles.Depressioncantearyourlifetoshreds.Startingoff
slow,carefully,inapeacefulmannersetanannualdaytodayplanthatcanhelp
youachievetherightpathforyou.Makingaroutineisagreatcureforsome

"CausesofDepression:Genetics,Illness,Abuse,andMoreWebMD."2007.9May.2016
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http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/causesdepression
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"10NaturalDepressionTreatmentsWebMD."2009.13May.2016
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http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/naturaltreatments
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peopleandtypesofdepression. Itgetsyououtoftheflowoftheplan
depressionhadforyou.Peoplewithdepressionmighthaveanannualschedule
oftears,lackofsleep,andstarvation.Unlikethoseunpleasanthurts,ifone
makesaroutine,theycangofromdepressiontoatightscheduleofexercise,
healthy,foodplentyofwater,sleep,andmaybeevenbiblereading,youwillbe
fullofpositivity.Depressionwillhavenoroom.Ifkeptandmaintained,
depressionwillnevercomeback.Whichbringsmetomysecondconclusion.A
bestwaytodefeatdepressionistogowithin.Selfhelp.Asthewebsite

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statestherearemanywaysthatyoucanhelpyourself.
Oneofthewaysconsistsofcultivatingsupportiverelationships.Reasonsfor
depressionmayconsistofthepeopleyouhangaround.Peopleinfluence
individualslivesinmanyways.Depressionjustmightruboffthroughcontact.In
addition,comingintocontactwiththerightpersonorpeoplemaysaveand
changeyourlifeforever.Goodmotivations,deedsandtactics,canspreadina
morepositivenot.Finally,thelastbutnotleastquotetosuggestacurefor
depressionconsistofbeingcreativeandfun.Itdoesnotalwayshavetocosta
fortuneandbeboringtocuredepression.Ifanything,itshouldliftyourspiritsand
betheoppositeofwhatthepersonifexperienceswiththisdepressiondisease.
Forexampleontreatdepression.com,6 itsuggestionsimplethingslikerentinga
dvdwhichhelpsyoulaughandgetyourmindoffofpain.Alsoyoucanwatchhow

"DealingwithDepression:SelfHelpandCopingTipstoOvercome..."2014.13May.2016
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http://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/dealingwithdepression.htm
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peopleovercametheirstrugglesandsomethingstheywentthrough.Realizing
thesethingscanresultinyoubeingdriventohappinessandalsofiguringoutthat
otherpeoplehaveitworsethanyou,andbeingthankfulisbetterthanbeing
selfishlydepressedoutofyourownpersonalsituations.Afterthatyoucanthink
aboutgoingoutthere,livinglife,andbeingmorecreative.
Nowthereisanalternative.Somecasesarefoundendingupnotallthe
waygoneanddefeatwholly,butmakingitlivable.Justeasytolivewithlikeany
otherdisease.Peoplelivewithdiabetes,theyjustshootuptheirinsulinand
moveon.Whynotdothesamethingwithdepression.Forthisagooddecisionis
togobacktoselfhelp.Againwhenyouhavediabetes,yougetyourinsulinand
youhelpyourselfstaybalanced.Goingbacktowww.helpguide.org7 ,agoodway
tostartfordepressiondiseaseistodothingsthatmakeyoufeelgood.Make
sureyoudoeverythingthatisthenormforhumanlifetofunction.Sleep.Eat
right.Theexpectedcanmakeagreatdifference.Butyoudonthavetobecareful
notdotheunexpectedthings.Beunpremeditatedandsuchtakethetimetotake
changesandwingit.Allthethingsyouusedtodothatdepressionhasbeen
holdingbackandblocking,unblockandsetfree.Bewhoyouwereborntobe
andloveit.Workingandnotbeinglazyanddormantmotivatesyoursensesto
comealive.Conquerfear.Depressionbringsfear.Takethefearawayand
afterwardstherealizationcomesthatyoucanmoveonwithwhatyouweredoing
likewashingdishes.Lastly,ateacherbythenameofMr.Garnicatoldmelifeisnt

"DealingwithDepression:SelfHelpandCopingTipstoOvercome..."2014.19May.2016
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toshort.Ifsomeonelivelifetothefullestanddoesntwastetimetheywillhavea
fullylivedlifebythetimetheydie.Somakeabucketlist.Especiallyifyou'renot
dying.Itisimportantforonetohaveamindsetofifnotdone,lifewillbewasted.
Againitissoimportant.Thatdontwastetime.Depressionwastealotoftime.
Youcanbecomerestlessfromallthesleeplessnights.Thatconsistsandisthe
perfectexampleofwastingtime.Youcanbesleepingsoyoucangetupanddo
somethingproductive.Secondlyrantingonandonabouttheproblemof
depressionwaststime.Dontlikeit,fixit.
BacktrackingtothesituationoftheLordofTheFlies.Concludingthatthe
boysareallaloneontheislandallalonewithoutanygrownupguidancethings
endupinhavoc.Withseparation,murder,manhunts,andfearformakingitout
alive,depressionisboundtohitlikeamacktruckinanyoneofthesescenarios.
InconclusionIwrotethisessaytoinformthatofthestrandedislandboysapplied
thesestrategiestotheirlivesontheisland,itwouldhavebeenacalmerending.
Ofcoursetheycouldnotrentamovieortakearelaxingbath,butheycould
practiceopeningupabouttheirproblems,learninglivewiththem,ordestroying
themcompletely.Theactofbeingspontaneousconqueringfearintheuttermost
waycouldhavesavedlives.AsYodasaidinStarWarsfearleadstodarkness
becausefearleadstoanger,angerleadstohateandhateleadstosufferingand
intheLordofTheFlieshatenotonlykilledthembuttheirreputationswhenthey
wererescued.Takenoteandreadthisessay.Ifyouaresufferingorknow
someonewhoistakechargeandbefree.

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