Foreword: So this essay was written by one of my students, aged 11. I ordinarily provide editorial advice to people before publishing their work, but wanted to leave it pretty much intact to preserve the child's voice behind the text- not that it is at all childlike! I share this, not just because I am very proud of her writing, but also to draw attention to the level of understanding and empathy for mental illness. If an 11-year-old child can have such a mature understanding of mental illness, the rest of us adults have no excuse for showing any less. DepressionDepression, what is it? Depression is a mental illness that causes you to feel sadness or have very little interest in doing activities. Two of my very close family members suffer from serious depression. Not only is it hard for them, but it is also hard for the people who have to watch them change from once-happy people into cheerless humans. I don’t know how to help them at all. It makes me feel so unhappy when I see them and they are not who they used to be. They are now a completely different person. This is what matters to me.
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