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Differences between Depression and Sadness

                I’ve been thinking of a good thing theme to talk about in my last post in my blog, and that’s why I’m posting so lately, honestly. I manage to find a good theme to talk about, and that’s the difference between sadness and depression. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who seem to get sadness and depression mixed up. A lot of people seem to think that sadness and depression are the same thing, but that’s not the case at all. Let me start off discussing what sadness is; sadness is a normal reaction that people have regarding disappointment, stress, problems, difficult situations, death, etc. Situations like those, sadness goes away quickly with time. It’s the way of life, all humans get sad every now and then. When an individual is sad they may say that they may feel “sad,” “bummed out,” “low.” Some people even say that they may be “depressed” but that doesn’t mean the person is suffering from depression. Basically, if sadness...