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Your Guide to Understanding Depression
HOME AND HEALTH CENTER
By Penina Pultman PA-C The 10-year-old who has lost a beloved grandparent. The teenager who is being bullied. The breadwinner who was downsized and has yet to find a new job three months later. The new mother who is feeling moody, overwhelmed, and is having trouble sleeping.
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As humans, our feelings can vacillate between any number of emotions, but the one that might elicit the widest range would be sadness. Feeling sad because you lost someone in your life, lost your job, or are going through a stressful period is a normal reaction to events like these. If you’re feeling extremely sad, you might even say you feel “depressed.” But are you really? How do you know when extreme sadness crosses over into clinical depression?
