by Kemyia Austin

Created on: September 03, 2009

How do you eat? How do you live? What is needed for survival? Why do we go to work everyday? Why do we send our children to school?

The inevitable answer would be money. Without money, the existence of the economy would cease to grow and chaos streams through every household. It is sad to say but money is directly linked to depression. Even though there are other factors such as family, friends, and your environment, do you think you would worry so much about them if you had money to leave. When you have a bill on the kitchen table and tears come to your eyes, it is not about how much the bill is but how you are going to pay for it. If you had all the money in the world, the amount of that bill would not be a problem.

Depression is defined as a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal. It is sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason. Basically, you are sad beyond your control and the situation that may have gotten you to the point may be small. According to figures from counseling charity relate, 24% of people are depressed about money. A study was done by a few researchers from various colleges did a study that showed the relation of money and depression. "A new study done by U.S. researchers has found that people who feel sad are more prone to spending money, compared directly to people who are not sad. " ( 2008) Money is a cleaner and a problem. People spend money to get rid of depression and people get depressed because they don't have any money.

I am borderline depressed because my bills are more than my monthly income. Each month I am limited to what I can do because of the lack of funds. I have a talent for moving dates around and due dates so that I have a chance on making it. If my head was not on straight and I was not working long hours to avoid my empty house, I would be depressed and contingent upon prescription pills to get me through the day. If I made just a few hundred dollars more I will be okay. Money is tied in with a lot of things and depression is one of those. School is also costing me a grip and my pockets are already empty. Thanks to them and my medical bills, I now have a hole in my pocket. It is not as simple as people may think.

Money makes the world go round and depression is its catalyst.

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