Depression is the state of mood of hopelessness and feelings of inadequacy,often with physical symptoms,without hope for the future.In other words it's a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and anxious,work and relationships (worried and nervous) for a long periods and can't have a normal life during these periods.
Medically it shows symptoms like,Tiredness, Loss of Appetite and Sleeping problems are all classic symptoms of depression. It is deeply self damaging. Usually,depressed people will not cause harm to others,they will only hurt themselves. A depressed person is always trying to cause damage to himself. It is a weapon, but his weapon is not going to be used to chop somebody up.He will chop himself and make you feel miserable, ie the way of the depressed.Why will a person go on hurting himself?.Generally it is to get sympathy.For a depressed person,normal sympathy is not sufficient, somebody should with him to overcome this.
Bible says about depression and how to fight it.Overcome depression with the help of God and His Holy Spirit.Depression is the real,and of you are fighting it you are not alone.Depression seems to have been the bane of many of life's great leaders.In the Bible, Moses,Elijah,David,and Job all had to deal with it,It must be fought with the word of God.
Ps.32:10 "Many are the torments of the wicked,but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord". Deut.31:8 "It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed." 2 Cor.1:3-4 "Blessed be the God our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation, who consoles us in all our affliction,so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God." And Isa.41:10 "Do not fear,for I am with you,do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you,I will uphold you with my victorious right hand." All Scriptures Against Depression.
If your sadness is reminding you that you are incomplete, it is good;make use of your sadness to grow.It is very easy, when you are sad, to become compassionate. Its already a dissolving kind of energy; you can use it for further dissolution that leads you to your ultimate well-being. For most people, without knowing sadness,maturity will not happen.If you have known sadness and you have known pain also,only then you are a mature person.You will never know compassion unless you know pain. Learning to use all your emotions creatively is very important.
Depression/unhappiness overcome while uplifting through meditation and spiritual awareness, at the same time nurturing confidence level in their life also very much helpful. It is handled at the level of the body,mind and the energies. If the necessary balance and vibrancy is brought about in the physical, mental and energy bodies, to be blissful is very natural. In a blissful being, depression can never exist.