Mental health issues are still very much a stigma in our society,  but they have touched almost everybodys lives, whether it be a personal one,members of our families or friends and because it is not a visible illness, its harder for people to understand. Unless its been experienced, then people can only nod that they understand. I have personally been touched by depression in mine, some members of my family and it is the most debilitating disease ever. Its a bit like being in constant fog, with no way to see the light and then having to function on a daily basis and I mean the basics, brushing teeth, having a shower, finding clean clothes, having basic conversations, let alone holding down a full time job. As a society we have to be more aware, more patient and more understanding to people who are really suffering, it doesn't help that there is still massive stigma.  More importantly aside from there being a biological imbalance, why is depression so common?, what is it about our society and communities that have made many people so vulnerable to mental illness? Do we all care about our fellow man in society and did you known that loneliness is the biggest disease of all? We are all trying to struggle on, almost selfishly only worrying about out own families and not seeing that life in this moment in time is something we all share. We all need to be kinder to the people around us and see past the end of our own noses.
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