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March 30
Blog 1 – Depression in the youngster of Australia
In this blog, there will discuss the issue of depression in the Australian population. The
targeted age group for this blog is 19 to 27 years old young people. Young people in
Australia showcase the symptoms of occasional mood swings, irritation, thinking negative
thoughts, etc. these are the symptoms of depression and anxiety (Chen, et. al., 2019).
According to the psychologists, when such symptoms present in a person for more than two
weeks then there is a 96% probability that the person is suffering from the depression (Heron,
et. al., 2019). If such kind of symptoms is not identified at the given time then it can lead
towards the incorporation of the suicidal thoughts.
Here, I would like to add that depression is entirely related to the adverse condition at the
physiological level, not physiological level. When such kinds of symptoms are not identified
at the given time then it forms the deep space in the subconscious mind of the person (Marx,
et. al., 2019). It can be said that depression is the reflection of the negative overthinking about
any future or past outcome. It is sure that depression enables a person to think for negative
overthinking in the past or future event, not in the current event. It is a completely
psychological but chronic issue like depression that can put adverse effects on the body
condition also. According to the studies, it is found that every 4th youngest in Australia is
suffering from depression (Schofield, et. al., 2019). In over 70% of cases, the person who is
in depression is mainly unaware of its own mental disorder. The cure for this problem is the
counseling from the psychologist (Watson, Tatangelo and McCabe, 2019). However, even
after taking counseling, a person should himself/herself take the necessary precautions to
overcome this problem. For example: they should focus on the positive aspects of life rather
than the negative aspects of life (Akhter, et. al., 2019). Here, I personally believe that reading