The Lonely Raindrop Depression - 1891 Words

The Lonely Raindrop Depression is an touchy and continually changing subject. Having depression can be a confusing and frustrating thing to deal with. Becoming depressed and having to seek help can be a stressful and complicated process, that can only further increase his or her’s depression, however depression is a terrible, but common mental illness, that can be treated and maintained with the help of others. â€Å"Depression is a mood that goes well beyond temporarily feeling sad or blue† (Duckworth 1). Depression is when one feels out of character, by different kinds of sadness, loneliness, hopelessness, self doubt, and guilt. Usually a person feels more depressed at a time of grievance, like the loss of a loved one, or having a bad†¦show more content†¦Depression affects everyone, differently, causing people to react in their own way. Depression can effect men, woman, teens, and children. Each type having their own ways of dealing with depression, an d each having different symptoms. Even within each person, unique outcomes occur from depression. â€Å"About 11 percent of adolescents have a depressive disorder by age 18 according to the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)† (Depression in Children and Adolescents 1). Their are many reasons that contribute to a teen becoming depressed. The most naturally occurring one would be the changes in their body. Since most teens are still going through puberty, they have that â€Å"awkward stage† that can contribute to a lack of social skill. When a teenager does not fit in with the crowd, and/or left out, it can contribute to their thinking that they do not matter and that no one cares about them. Another huge factor that can lead to depression in teens, is the lack of support at home. While a teen is at home they are usually expected to act a certain way, and if they go agains the norms at home they are punished. Some families dismiss any idea of depression in their children. If for example a teen has been suffering through the obvious symptoms of depression, and they are given a hard time at home,Show MoreRelatedLife Is A Glorious Gift928 Words   |  4 PagesBeckett Caverly, a quiet and lonely child. It was cold, foggy morning when I first met Beckett. Hearing a knock on my door, I quickly rushed to open it and saw a small brown-haired child in hand with a stern old lady. The lady pushed Beckett through the door and quickly walked out of the practice. Beckett slowly and quietly crept past the chairs and the desk, heading straight to the window. I walked up to him and introduced myself, but never once did his gaze move off raindrops. I slowly pulled him awayRead MoreThe Sound Of Silence By Simon And Garfunkel1337 Words   |  6 Pagesthat artist gives off. With Simon and Garfunkel giving off more of a upbeat and funky mood that makes the song seem to have good feelings attached to it. Then Disturbed gives off more of a dark and foreboding mood that leaves the listener feeling lonely. Then Touch of Glass in my opinion gives off a more country and western mood that shows hardship in life. Simon and Garfunkel is trying to show silence and darkness as more of a friend that you are glad to see and to show that silence is not a badRead MoreAn Analysis of â€Å"Cat in the Rain† by Ernest Hemingway1924 Words   |  8 PagesSynopsis The short story Cat in the Rain was written in the 1920’s. It is about an American couple who spends their holidays in an Italian hotel. It is a rainy day and the American woman sees a cat in the rain, which she wants to protect from the raindrops. When she goes out of the hotel, which is kept by an old Italian (who seems to do everything to please the woman), and wants to get the cat, it is gone. Upon returning to the hotel room, she starts a conversation with her husband George, who hasRead MoreThomas Hardys Tess of the Durbervilles Essay2148 Words   |  9 Pagesas the cornrows are reaped and the harvesters kill every one of them. This is symbolic of Tesss own situations as she is being separated little by little from family and friends and from her childhood innocence. She now feels very lonely. Her baby, Sorrow, dies. In an attempt to a new beginning in life. Tess decides to move away from Marlott to Talbothays Dairy, where know one will know of her past. She has recovered fro her recent tragic experiences, she is a lot