What does Sasha mean? Sasha [sasha] as a girls' name (also used less regularly as boys' name Sasha) is pronounced SAH-shah. It is of Russian and Greek origin, and the meaning of Sasha is man's defender. Short form of Alexander. The -sha ending may not be feminine in Russia, though it is in America. Associated with: russian, greek, defender.
Depression increases your risk of a number of diseases and other conditions by, for example, increasing levels of stress hormones such as cortisol or adrenaline. Depression can affect the immune system, making it harder for your body to fight infection. Vaccinations are even less effective in people with depression.
If one of these symptoms looks all too familiar the chances are that some or all of the others will too. If this is the case you are almost certainly depressed. Despondency is a characteristic of all forms of depression but in depression it feels deep and long lasting. The analogy between head-colds and flu isnât terribly helpful either, but surprisingly it is not uncommon to find people relating the two.