The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
depression
noun: something (see more)
Something
It can be like this: Something very bad is happening to someone (e.g. Jack) for a long time, like something very bad can be happening in someone’s body. Jack can’t do many things because of this.
Jack thinks like this during this time “I know that good things can’t happen to me, I can’t do anything good. This is very bad.”
When Jack thinks like this, he feels something very bad. Jack thinks like this for a long time.
Note
The 'something bad' which can be happening to this someone refers to both mental and physiological processes. This line indicates that 'depression' is more severe than a direct causal relation between thinking and feeling."Louise has suffered from depression ever since she failed her exams. She barely leaves the house at all at the moment."
"From the way you move and sleep, to how you interact with people around you, depression changes just about everything. It is even noticeable in the way you speak and express yourself in writing."
"It's believed exercise may help manage depression by increasing feelings of self worth, creating a distraction from negative thoughts and even changing brain chemistry to make a person feel more 'up'."
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