Genetic Depression

http://www.everydayhealth.com/depression/preventing.aspx <------Read First

Under the Subtitle Genetics. *Story below is a piece of fiction*


     "Why? Why am I so sad? I have no right. People are starving, my family loves me yet I feel so alone. What is wrong with me? Am I selfishly calling for attention? I cannot sleep. Food has lost it's flavor, but at least it is something to do. Wait, stop. You are being ridiculous. I am sure you are blowing things way out of proportion. I am okay. I am okay. I am okay. I am..."  Slowly the words became a chant. Every 'selfish' thought she held to her self ate away at her sanity until the day she could not take another moment. Later that day she ended her life with a fist of pills.

Dark things such as depression are hard to except but every day someone is effected. They may live with no visible troubles, great family, but every one has something that bothers them and sometimes it is cause by genetics. People are not always as in control as they want and depression can make the positives seem negative. Be aware that every word you speak could ruin some one's day or week throwing them in a spiral of negative thoughts. One smile towards someone you barely ever talked to could start them on a path towards being happy again and maybe even your best friend.