“DEPRESSION”

STEPHANIE T. DAGOHOY

Do you feel lonely? Do you feel that you’re so tired of everything? Like you suddenly feel sad
without even knowing why? Do you feel guilty over something or someone without even
knowing why? Well, that’s a sign of depression, depression is a common and serious
medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. It
causes feelings of sadness,loneliness and anxiety. It can lead to a variety of emotional
and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work, at school
and at home.

I choose this topic because of the sudden death of a Kpop Idol, Choi Sulli, a member of
(F)x. She commits suicide maybe because of the pressure of being a Kpop Idol or more
personal reasons. Depression, in our age is unusual because we’re too young to
experience this. Smiling doesn’t mean that we’re okay. Inside of us, we feel so sad, lonely,
and hurt. Sometimes smiling becomes our mask to our society, to tell and to convince
them that we’re fine, even it’s beyond the truth. That’s the reason why saying ‘I’m fine’ is
the most common lie.

Being depress is like fighting against the wind, because you don’t see your opponent nor
know who it is, you don’t know why are you fighting, and what are you fighting for. So it’s
important for us to know that we need to ask for help from those people that we trust,
seek for help and advice. , especially to those who’s already thinking and attempting
suicide. Nobody deserves to be drawn in depression. It’s okay to be sad sometimes but
never let those sadness ate the whole you.

Always remember that, we, teens are too young to let the world break us. We have
dreams, and goals that we want to achieve and to accomplish. We are too young to leave
the world, without even getting the satisfaction of living in it. Wear your real clothes,
don’t let your mask covers everything inside you. Always remember that you’re born to be
real, not to be perfect for the people around you.