The word depressed is widely used in our culture today. So much so that its meaning is not at all clear. When a friend tells you that shes depressed most of us understand that to mean that she is sad or upset about something going on in her life. What we dont know is just how sad or how upset she is.
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short... Read more »
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