11. Avoid alcohol and other drugs. Substance misuse is common in people who have depression. You may be more likely to turn to alcohol , marijuana , or other drugs to deal with the symptoms of your depression. It’s unclear if drinking and using drugs causes depression. But long-term drug use could change the way your brain works and worsen or lead to mental health problems.
When you're depressed, you can lose the knack for enjoying life, Cook says. You have to relearn how to do it. In time, fun things really will feel fun again.
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You must have gone or will be going through a phase in your life with some stress, burden.It may lead to depression.But at such times you should remember that it's just a phase.This shall too pass.It's very important to cope up with depression.It can lead to physical as we'll as mental illness.
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