Overcoming Depression In The Movie Inside Out

When looking at someone, their feeling and thoughts aren’t easily seen. Every person has some kind of soul, whether it’s sad or cheerful, dark or shimmering, it paints a picture. 20 in 100 people are diagnosed with depression. Depression is defined as a mood disorder causing a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. No one really knows the feeling of depression until experiencing it themselves. How does one know if they have it? What does it feel like? How do you overcome depression?

Depression is a feeling on the inside and isn’t often drawn out to others. Depression isn’t like the normal sadness or crying often. Men and women of all ages can be affected by depression. Many symptoms are troubles or lack of sleeping, eating, or interest of activity. When depressed, irritability and tiredness increases, and
Riley and her parents had moved to a new state and lost everything she loved. Her emotions had characteristics as people, and controlled her feelings and emotions. When the character “Sadness” started to overtake her emotions, “Joy” was trying to stop her. Sadness and Joy accidentally got kicked out of the “headquarters”, and “Anger”, “Fear”, and “Disgust” had to control Riley’s emotions. From then on she began to act out. Due to Sadness changing all of her happy memories to something she will never have again. Anger was the most strongest emotion in Riley’s head and he began to control her. She lost friendships, interest in hockey, and started to loose her family. Riley soon lost of controlling her own emotions and couldn’t find a way to be happy. Throughout Riley's life, Joy did what she could to feel her happy. But what she didn’t’ know was Sadness is much greater emotion. “Inside Out” shows the effects of depression and opening the eyes of young viewers to understand their emotions and how depression can change a