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Depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and affects everyone differently.  The symptoms are wide and varied and can affect every aspect of your life.  Some of these are:

• Insomnia
• Low mood
• Feeling anxieties
• Sense of hopelessness
• Low self-esteem and lacking in self-confidence
• Lack of energy; low motivation
• Memory problems
• Inability to concentrate
• Highly sensitive to criticism
• Extremely self-critical
• Feeling withdrawn; wanting to be alone
• Low sex drive

If you have depression, you may not even be aware of it.  The hardest thing to do is admit to yourself that you are depressed and seek the help of a counsellor.

Unless you are going through an experience of grief, if you wake up in the mornings consistently feeling low, you are likely suffering from depression.  Depression normally builds up over a period of time as you struggle through life bottling up all your bad experiences and bad emotions, such as fear, hurt, pain, and anger.

If you suffer from depression, you may have put on a brave face for years, and yet all this time, your emotional reservoir was gradually decreasing until one day you sank into depression.

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