I have gone through a lot in the past few years. A few years ago‚ I became very depressed. Everything and anything would set me off. My sister‚ Vicki was murdered 24 years ago. One of many triggers has always been her death. Her murder was never solved. My depression was at its lowest when I began having financial problems. I would become so depressed at times that I would cry for hours. I never thought I could crawl out of that hole. At work‚ I was unable to work. At night‚ I was unable to sleep
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INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE DEPRESSION JIMENA VILLEGAS SPC1017 INTRODUCTION Hook: How many of you are going through depression? Or do you have friends and/or family members who are going through depression? Thesis Statement: Today I will talk about depression. I will talk about the background‚ the causes of this disease‚ the symptoms and finally‚ the treatment and prevention of depression. BODY I. Background A. What is depression? 1. According to Dr. Jane Doe from
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MONOLOGUES The fault in our stars- John Green Late in the winter of my seventeenth year‚ my mother decided I was depressed‚ presumably because I rarely left the house‚ spent quite a lot of time in bed‚ read the same book over and over‚ ate infrequently‚ and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time to thinking about death. Whenever you read a cancer booklet or website or whatever‚ they always list depression among the side effects of cancer. But‚ in fact‚ depression is not a side effect of
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Being Alone There are many different feelings about being alone.. These are three very different excerpts by Lillian Morrison‚ about people who have felt being alone in three completely different ways. There are similarities and differences in the way the characters view being alone. First‚ In “ The Sidewalk Racer”‚ the person is happy to be alone. He/she says‚ “ I am the one‚ the only single engine”. He/she is excited to be alone‚ and proud he/she can do things on his/her own. Because he/she
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Kyaca Hatcher Professor Lewis GSTR 110/150 11 October 2012 Causal Analysis Essay There are many people that are suffering from a medical condition known as depression. Depression could be caused by the loss of a loved one‚ conflict with family members‚ and abuse. It can also be caused by other things including isolation‚ changing jobs‚ moving to a new environment‚ etc. Most of the time‚ it is not the persons fault that they received the diagnosis. These things that are listed above can be
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Fear of feeling weak and out of control are two common symptoms of stress. These symptoms can lead to a diagnosable medical condition called depression. People are having great deals of stress and pressure in the work place. Few people describe these feelings as down hill roads‚ feelings of being alone‚ and how it negatively flows into their personal lives. Both women and men are diagnosed with feelings of anxiety and stress; however‚ statistically the number of women affected is more‚ for reasons
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The perennial theme of this poem is somewhat sad. It seems to be about hiding yourself from the world. The bluebird represents a sort of stifled second personality. The inner self that many try to hide from the world in fears of being seen as weak. The speaker more than likely experienced a traumatic event in his life and has been dealing with his emotions by suppressing them. This perennial theme is incredibly endearing because‚ even though not everyone experiences traumatic events‚ it is something
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In society today‚ the ownership of materialistic possessions is attributed to ones happiness. People believe that success is defined as assets accumulated throughout life‚ rather than looking at achievements or accomplishments of people. In the movies Fight Club and American Beauty‚ the values of happiness are interpreted incorrectly. This interpretation is consumerism. Consumerism is the myth that consuming will gratify an individual. Consuming can be purchasing anything from a yacht to a book.
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“Language… has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word ‘solitude’ to express the glory of being alone.” Does your study of texts support this perspective? Loneliness and solitude are closely juxtaposed to show the over all effect of going it alone. The great Gatsby supports this perspective as it contrasts solitude and loneliness through the protagonist Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby. Beneath the clouds shows the aspects of facing isolation when
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child. There are also other characters but the three characters that are relevant are people who exemplify loneliness and isolation. The first character is who is lonely and isolated is Candy. He never really had anyone to begin with but he had his loyal dog. He raised his dog from a pup from which began to grow old with him “That’s a hell of an old dog” (24) and began to carry a awful smell. Candy had to end up making the decision of putting his dog down. So now he really
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