Students at CHS suffer from depression along with an estimate of 280 million people in the worldwide.

“Twenty percent of all teenagers experience depression at some point before they reach adulthood. An estimated five percent of adults experience depression, four percent being men and 6 percent women.

Representing the true feeling of solitude and helplessness associated with depression“Only about 30 percent of the teens who experience depression receive treatment. Approximately 61 percent of adults receive depression treatment,” Google said.

“I experience depression,” an anonymous junior said. “Childhood trauma is likely the cause of it.”

“I haven’t experienced depression but I have felt discouraged at times,” Roger Maxfield said, history teacher. “Life stuff, whether it be tons of bills or family medical issues, is usually the cause of my discouragement.”

“My depression is from childhood drama; things that my mom did,” an anonymous sophomore said. “It was about three years ago when it hit me that my childhood is really something I’m not proud of and it affects me emotionally.”

“I’ve gone through a lot with moving houses, my dad falling out on his family, then my great grandma dying, plus a lot of other stuff, which ultimately caused my depression,” Lacey Mulero, sophomore, said.

Everybody has a different way of coping with or overcoming depression.

“I haven’t really overcome it; it’s more like an ongoing process  that I just learn to live with,” the anonymous junior said. “Going to therapy, taking medication, having good support, making sure to make best decisions self-interest decisions and cutting out toxic people, are all things that I and other people can do to help with depression.”

“If you are experiencing depression, it’s very beneficial to keep a journal of your thoughts and talk about it to other people,” the anonymous junior said.

“From my personal experiences with discouragement, I kind of just snap out of it,” Maxfield said. “Once you recognize that there is a reason for something happening, and take the time to stop and reflect, you will realize that there is a solution and a way out.”

“For me it usually takes a few days or so to overcome the feeling,” Maxfield said. “Steps that people can take to avoid depression or discouragement are to stay positive, be healthy, exercise, and surround yourself with good people and friends.”

“I haven’t overcome my depression,” said the anonymous sophomore. “There’s not really a way to avoid it; sometimes you can’t control it. But if it happens, it happens, just make sure you reach out to talk about it.”

“I have not overcome it,” said Mulero. “What I do is write like four pages in a journal everyday about my feelings because I hate talking about them.”

“There’s honestly not really a way to avoid it,” Mulero said. “Just focus on the good things in your life and keep yourself busy so you don’t get to thinking about the bad things in your life.”