Depression Facts You Need to Know and Share

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   Why is it that nobody likes talking about depression? I feel society puts this absurd connotation on it as one of the unspeakable things. Rarely do I see media coverage on it; but when I do, they're usually negative factors.  

   The Media is how we get all information and form our expectations and views of society. It seems to be a common thread that the media spews out partial or even fake reports to align society to their flavor of the week.

   A prime example are the Myths the Media Depicts on Depression, reported by Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. in Psych Central. The article speaks on so many myths, and here's a few of them below:

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• People with Mental Illness Are Violent
• Wrong, they're more likely to be the victims

• Teens with Mental Illness Are Going Through A Phase
• Movies help depict that teens are going through one of their many phases in life, but 1 in 33 Children and 1 in 8 Adolescents have Clinical Depression...

• They Don't Get Better
• On the contrary, 80% of people treated with Depression show improvement within 4 to 6 weeks.
• If you are not showing signs of improvement, this guide from Psych Central can help you.

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   What the media doesn't say is that 2 out of every 3 suicides are caused by depression, and 20-26% of women and 8-12% of men in their lifetime will have major depression. The media covers cancer, diabetes, heart attacks, etc. But what they don't say is that some of the main reasons for depression are due to these afflictions.   

   Through media, society has formed a Scarlet Letter for those who have Depression. According to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, 2 out of every 3 people with depression don't seek necessary treatment to aid their issues. 

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   If you have depression, go seek out help. Science has proven that Major Depressive Disorder is the leading cause for disability in the US and Worldwide, and costs more to go on being depressed than it does to get treatment.

   The amazing thing about living in the world today is that normal people have the chance to speak out through the most used form of media on the planet, the internet. Share these stats to show people the real facts and inspire depressed individuals to go seek treatment.

   Just one share can save lives.

   

     Brad Slaughter is a Co-Owner of Try-Fun Fitness & Training, Writer for Inside My Inquisitive Mind, Producer, Entrepreneur and trained in Social Media Marketing By Coursera. 

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