Depression and the Importance of Not Ignoring It.

The news of actor Robin Williams has once again brought forward the horrible grip that depression can have on a person to drive them to commit suicide. There are many articles that discuss his condition and so I will not share any particular one here, but I would like to take this time to urge people to consider reaching out for services should you not feel at your "normal" level of functioning for some time.

Depression can be something that a person can learn to deal with through therapy and perhaps even avoid completely through medication, but if one ignores it or does not get the appropriate help it can take over ones life and become unbearable.  

1-800-273-8255 is the national suicide prevention hotline. 

Mental Health while still considered taboo by most of our culture, is as serious an issue any medical condition, sometimes even worse.