Feeling sad is normal to a certain extent, but once sadness seems to be a part of life, something is wrong, it could be depression. Depression is felt over a period of time and can make someone feel like there is no hope. Depression affects all types of people and at different times in their lives. It happens all over the world and sometimes it goes unnoticed because people want to share how they feel with others and decide to keep those horrible feelings inside that could make their depressed condition worse. There are different types of depression, minor and major depression. Depression can be caused by different events in people's lives and cause different effects on each individual. It can happen to children, teenagers, adults and the elderly, even rich and poor. It is a mental illness that can happen to anyone. Depression is a serious mental illness to have, but it is not the end of the world if someone has it because it can be treated if the person wants to be treated. Depression is not an illness that can be noticed on someone, it is something that is noticed by paying close attention to the person, although it is still difficult to tell if someone is suffering from depression. This mental illness causes a painful experience for the person suffering from it and those around them. In his book Mental Depression: Forms, Causes and Treatment Rafael D. Moy said, “Depression is a common but serious illness, and most who experience it need treatment to get better.” (2009) Proves the point that people should not underestimate depression, they should take it very seriously and help people who need to get rid of a depression because it is causing them emotional pain in their life. Depression does not cause a certain type of symptom. ...... in the center of the card ...... with depression and that it is an illness that can be gotten rid of. Works Cited Campos, Rui C., Isabel Mesquita, Avi Besser, and Sidney J. Blatt. (2014). Cravings and depression in women. Menninger Clinic Bulletin, 78(1), 16-33.Moy, Rafael D. (2009). Mental depression: forms, causes and treatment. New York: Nova Science Pub. Naylor, Bernice. T. (2009). Depression in children. New York: Nova Science Publishers. Rustin, Michael, Gillian Miles and Judith Trowell. (2011). Childhood depression: A place for psychotherapy. London: Karnac Books.Røseth, Idun, Per-Einar Binder and Ulrik Fredrik Malt. (2013). Swallowed by an alienated and threatening emotional body: The essential meaning structure of depression in women. Journal of Phenomenological Psychology, 44(2), 153-178. Sackeim, H. A., & Roose, S. P. (2004). Depression in late life. Oxford: Oxford University Press.