How to Recognize the Early Signs of Depression, How to Recover, and How to Help Someone Who is Struggling with Depression

Dr. Caroline Leaf
10 min readNov 14, 2019

I am sure you know at least one person (or maybe you are that person) who is going through a rough time and feeling a down. This is normal — we are not designed to be happy all the time, and sadness is part and parcel of everyday life: it is very normal for our feelings to ebb and flow.

But what happens when the sadness just doesn’t want to go away? What happens when you feel depressed all the time? How do you stop these…

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Dr. Caroline Leaf

Mental health expert. I have spent the last 30+ years researching ways to help people manage mental health issues in school, work, and life: drleaf.com