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Everyone feels down sometimes (with the possible exception of [[The Eeyore]], who's ''always'' feeling down). However, there are various types of clinical depression, which is a very common psychological problem. Up to 1 in 5 people will experience it at some point in their lives.
Antidepressants can help those who are clinically depressed, of course, although counseling tends to be very helpful as well. For minor to moderate depression,
The major signs of depression, copied over from [[Suicide
* '''Persistent feelings of sadness or worthlessness, for at least two weeks.''' (Obvious sign of depression.) A common description by sufferers is that they feel "empty" or "hollow" inside. Unfortunately with teens, it is often dismissed as typical moodiness. This leads to the perfect storm of feeding their self-destructive thoughts, making them reluctant to seek help from adults, and instilling the belief that they have to ''prove'' their unhappiness is genuine--regrettably, [[Gone Horribly Right|some of those attempts work]].
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