depression

“There were times when what was going on in my personal life was so overwhelming, that I had to bend over to let those tears fall"

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Are you starting to see our local News Feed fill up with negative moods and depressing stories lately? There’s a few reasons for this, and a few possible solutions.

Scientists have discovered that seasonal depression and the economy are two of the largest factors that are affecting the way people express themselves on the popular social network.

According to Christy Hamilton, coordinator of the university health services “If it can’t be associated with a normal change in life, we do see increased numbers in depression during the winter months,” she said. And it also may seem that most people believe that our best economic days are behind us and the real emotion they are feeling is stress. “When we are overworked and still are having a hard time paying the bills we can’t help but vent to our friends or lay blame on others.”

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This week, actor Michael Douglas sat down for an interview with Oprah Winfrey, during which he shed more light on wife Catherine Zeta-Jones' recent stay at a mental health facility, where she was being treated for bipolar II disorder.

In the interview airing Tuesday, Douglas said his own personal issues may have contributed to Zeta-Jones' depression.

"My oldest son is in federal prison, my ex-wife is suing me, and I got cancer. It's kind of hard for the wife to say, 'I'm depressed,'" he said, according to ET Online. "So I think that, you know, really probably played a big part of it."

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