Depression � The Bitchie Richie explanation�. Ok so we�ve all been there� sat on the bus next to your best friend, crying cos you told her the lad she fancies ( and u on the quiet) is gay ( just so u can get your hands on him). � oh I'm so depressed, why are all the handsome men gay�. Of course she's depressed, and she will be even more when she fines out what a bitch her best mate is!! We all know she isn�t properly depressed, it�s a phrase a lot of people use way too much, what actually is depression and how can it present itself? Well its different from person to person, but everyone experience depression at sometime in their life, just for some people its harder to get over. The most common symptoms of depression are: � Loss of appetite � Loss of weight � Fall out with your friends and generally biting their heads off � A feeling of worthlessness � Suicidal tendencies � A fall in the quality of your school work etc There are many many more symptoms of depression too. Depression is most common amongst teenagers, post natal mothers, and menopausal women. Especially during times of extreme stress such as exams or grief, when people have died. A lot of people develop suicidal tendencies, or start cutting themselves. You mustn't do that!! it can cause a number of problems: 1. say you go for a job interview there not going to want to employ someone who looks like a but because they tried to commit suicide 5 times 2. you will regret all the scars on u when your older, it doesn't get you anywhere it just makes u look a mess 3. it upsets your family and friends who care about you, it�s a very selfish thing to do, remember whenever you are down you�re never alone, there's always family,friends. teachers schools and college sometimes have councellors Depression can be basically explained� in the brain there is a happy chemical J called serotonin which controls how happy u are. Now imagine the brain is a puppy, when positive things happen to u, its like your giving the puppy a stroke and increasing the serotonin, when negative things happen its like u are smacking the puppy, till one day it just snaps and bites back. If you need any more advice on depression contact the agony crew and we�re happy to help if you don�t feel like talking to people in real life.