Is it depression or self pity? Self help ideas for mild depression

Depression and self pity can be misunderstood to be synonyms but they differ significantly. A person suffering from depression may need medical and therapeutic help, whereas self pity is more a state of being sympathetic and drawn towards you and apparently does not require any medical aid. It is more of a deliberately acquired or created state with negligible contribution of external factors. Depression is backed by many symptoms like loss of interest in activities which you normally enjoy, disturbed sleep and appetite, negative emotions like

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Depression in Men v/s Depression in Women: What’s the Difference?

The issues of gender differences in depression are widely recognized. Check out any statistics you can find about the disorder, and you will hear it screaming - that twice as many women suffer from depression than men do. However, recent studies have shown that the number of suicide cases in men is twice as high, when compared to women. This has opened up another debate as to whether depression is actually less prevalent in men or is it just not reported because depression symptoms

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