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ISSUE NO. 4

October 2024

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Health

Depression

Some thoughts from behind bars of one of the world’s most commonly diagnosed mental health conditions

Anonymous

The author writes from Ravenhall Prison in Victoria.

Annie Spratt

Depression is overrated and we all have to deal with it.

Firstly, depression is a mood disorder that can cause a person from any age group to lose interest in everyday activities and loss of happiness.

There is no simple cause of depression, but there are a variety of reasons for the causes. For instance, lack of happiness from relationships, sadness or feeling empty due to someone passing away can cause a person’s lack of sleep, disorganisation, excessive eating and other health problems.

Certainly, there are a few reasons which cause a person to be feeling ‘down’ or depressed, but luckily there are also ways of dealing with these mood disorders.

From personal experience, I find jogging is really helpful when my mind becomes overcrowded with negative thoughts.

A person can generally connect with good friends, family and nature when feeling empty or down to uplift their mood.

Other factors could be professional support, such as psychological therapy, medication and regular exercise which are also great for stabilising the mood.

Healthy eating is also considered beneficial. Music is always good to listen to, particularly when one is feeling down and sad.

Overall, the beauty of life is that we don’t stay the same, so our mood is destined to shift on a daily basis according to what mood we go through and the experiences we have each day.

Depression is overrated and we all have to deal with it.

Firstly, depression is a mood disorder that can cause a person from any age group to lose interest in everyday activities and loss of happiness.

There is no simple cause of depression, but there are a variety of reasons for the causes. For instance, lack of happiness from relationships, sadness or feeling empty due to someone passing away can cause a person’s lack of sleep, disorganisation, excessive eating and other health problems.

Certainly, there are a few reasons which cause a person to be feeling ‘down’ or depressed, but luckily there are also ways of dealing with these mood disorders.

From personal experience, I find jogging is really helpful when my mind becomes overcrowded with negative thoughts.

A person can generally connect with good friends, family and nature when feeling empty or down to uplift their mood.

Other factors could be professional support, such as psychological therapy, medication and regular exercise which are also great for stabilising the mood.

Healthy eating is also considered beneficial. Music is always good to listen to, particularly when one is feeling down and sad.

Overall, the beauty of life is that we don’t stay the same, so our mood is destined to shift on a daily basis according to what mood we go through and the experiences we have each day.

This
article
was originally printed in the
October 2024
edition of About Time.

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