Understanding depression, which in the age of anxiety is threatening to become as prevalent as the common cold, and exploring avenues to fight this dehumanizing infection

SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL TENDENCIES

• Feeling sad or irritable most of the time

• Losing interest in things that you enjoyed earlier

• Feeling fatigued and exhausted without any exertion

• Feeling hopeless about the future

• Disturbed sleeping patterns

• Becoming sentimental about minor things

• Feeling alienated from the world

• Losing appetite or a sudden tendency to eat more

• Frequent tearfulness

• Signs of physical self-harm such as scratch marks, cuts

• Asking or looking for possible tools for committing suicide

• Communicating thoughts of suicide

• Giving away precious belongings