Depression is a psychological condition that changes how you think, feel, and it also affects your social behavior and sense of physical wellness. It can make you feel like you low self-esteem and can cause self-depreciation. Depression is not feeling sad occasionally, it is a constant feeling of sadness that stays with you. If not treated it can affect the way you act, feel, and the way you think. It can also cause you to …showed first 75 words of 1684 total…

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