Fighting depression - A welcome initiative

EVEN before our economy imploded, depression and its attendant sorrows had become one of the plagues of our age.

The hardships and sacrifice of recent years must have exacerbated the situation.

Hardly a family in the country escaped having a loved one struggle to make sense of their life, of their deep and powerful feelings of despair and pointlessness. Very many families, far, far too many, had to face the ultimate and terrifying consequences of this illness.

Aware’s Depression Awareness Week began yesterday and through it many people will become more open to the possibility of making an intervention in a life troubled by terrible emotional blackness and pessimism.

One of the initiatives offers the option of contacting the organisation online and anonymously.

Anyone who feels that they might be suffering from depression should consider using this service because the sooner a person’s situation is confronted, the sooner the person can be restored to full health.

Depression is a terrible, debilitating disease and we should do everything we can to support those caught in its awful grip.