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Depression is a very common problem in today's society, there are virtually hundreds of different reasons that a person can become depressed. Some cases are considered to be mild cases and others are so sever that the people experiencing them cannot function in their lives properly.

In my opinion, society is largely to blame for this, especially in young girls and women. The reason that I say that is because now a days you cannot go two minutes without seeing or hearing about some new diet designed to create a beautiful new you.

This teaches children not to be happy with their body, face, weight, height and everything in between. This can cause sever depression, I should know. When i was in high school I wasn't the skinny popular girl.

I wasn't overweight but because it was considered cool to be bone thin, I was constantly picked on and made fun of by the people who did fit into those categories. Low self esteem isn't the only thing that can cause depression.

Money is another issue that can cause a person to become depressed with their situation. Most people in low income families frequently suffer from depression, myself included at one point in my life.

You are constantly having to worry about whether you'll be able to pay all your bills, buy your kids and or yourself new things and now on top of all that we have to worry about whether or not we will be able to purchase enough gas to get to and from work.

So as you can see money issues can definitely cause a person to become depressed. Another thing that I believe can cause depression, in my opinion any way, is relationships. If you are in a relationship with someone who doesn't treat you right it can be easy to become depressed.

You might even feel like you are worthless and that no one else would want you if you broke up with that person. You might not know better if you don't have experience to go off of and this can cause you to become depressed.

These are only a few of the things that can cause a person to become depressed. Society in particular should be doing their part, you don't have to be a beauty queen in order to be beautiful and society needs to make sure that they take these things into consideration.

My advice to any one who is suffering from depression is talk to someone about it, there is always help available to help people deal with their depression, you just have to ask. And for those of you who believe that someone you know is depressed take the time to talk to them about it, you just might be the one to save their lives.

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