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Depression: A Fishy Situation October 10, 2008 What is
Depression? It was really hard to get out of bed in the morning.
I just wanted to hide under the covers and not talk to anyone. I
didn't feel much like eating and I lost a lot of weight. Nothing
seemed fun anymore. I was tired all the time, and I wasn't
sleeping well at night. But I knew I had to keep going because
I've got kids and a job. It just felt so impossible, like
nothing was going to change or get better (National Institute of
Mental Health). The personal story above is representative of
the symptoms that can occur for the over 20 million people who
suffer from depression in the United States (MedlinePlus). Most
people have felt “down in the dumps” at one point or another,
but for people with d