All Posts Tagged With: "depression"

In today’s fast paced and hectic world depression has become a common disorder. Today, more than 50% of world population is suffering from depression, data suggests that the intensity of depression might vary with variables like age and gender, but more or less people between the age of 18-60 have symptoms of depression.

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A 38-year old man sits inside a small High School gym in Wisconsin watching his son and his son’s peers play basketball. It’s a sunny summer day on the outside, but air conditioning keeps the gym cool on the inside. You can hear a slight murmur from the crowd and the dribble of a basketball, but little else. From most accounts, this is a perfectly comfortable Sunday afternoon. But this man isn’t one of those accounts. He fidgets and sweats as if he was being placed in an oven. The man complains of hearing ringing, but no refs are blowing their whistle, no buzzers are going off. The other parents attempt to make small talk with the man, but he quickly feels overwhelmed and is forced to politely excuse himself. He gingerly steps down the wooden bleachers, looking as uncoordinated as someone who just finished a weekend bender. The man pauses at the door before reaching the hallway and watches his son fire up a shot as the first half nears a close.

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