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Have your say / Sê jou sê Are you actively dealing with your depression?

24 February 2021 · Platinum Bushvelder

Have your say / Sê jou sê
Are you actively dealing with your depression?

Depression is one of the most common diseases of modern society. Most people have bad days, when they feel sad, down, melancholic, or depressed. It’s a normal reaction to life’s challenges. However, when intense sadness or hopelessness lasts for many days or weeks on end and keeps you from living your life – you could have clinical depression.


PUBLIC POLL: THE RESULTS ARE IN! 
Do you actively deal with your depression? 
No - 38 %
Yes - 50 %
Not sure - 12%

Please visit the South African Depression and Anxiety Group on www.sadag.org for help or someone to talk to. You are not alone! 

“Yes I do. Music is my relaxing time, so I put on my headphones and focus on myself until I am calm.”
Lidia Raubenheimer
“I don’t have a coping mechanism. I deal with my depression on my own.”
Craig Cartar