If you've ever had flu you certainly know the difference between that and a head cold. So, is despondency the head cold equivalent as depression is to flu? Many people have all the symptoms of depression but they try to avoid the prospect of giving in to a mental illness. With depression comes anxiety and sometimes they worry about beng considered self-indulgent and that their doctor has better things to do than listen to their moans and groans. Despondency is certainly a feature of...