Mental Health Awareness Week
Understand depression Unless you have had mental health problem yourself, it's hard for people to understand depression. It's something they can't be see. Culturally there is still a stigma in society for those of us who have it. It's hard to imagine a feeling and how that can have a detrimental effect on someones health. It's even harder when your the person that's just been diagnosed with the illness. I eventually found a way that I could understand it. The brain 1. The brain is an organ The brain is just another organ that makes up part of the body. The part of the brain dealing with emotions is called the hypothalamus. Depression is an illness that affects this part of the brain. 2. The brain is a computer The Brain is the most powerful Computer on the planet. It regulates and controls our entire body. Even the most powerful computers in the world have operating problems. - Cont...