Do you feel guilty when you are upset for no reason? Like many others, you may think that you’re just ‘being ungrateful’ or that it’s wrong to feel sad, angry, or anxious when there’s no apparent reason for you to feel this way. But what if there’s more to it than that? What if you’re not actually ungrateful, but depressed? How do you tell the difference?
Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Script Editor: Isadora Ho
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera (www.youtube.com/amandasilvera)
Animator: Fluffy Starlaxy [ Ссылка ]_
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong
References:
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World Health Organization (2020). Fact Sheet on Depression. Retrieved 11 March 2021 from [ Ссылка ]
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (2017). Understanding Anxiety and Depression. Retrieved 11 March 2021 from [ Ссылка ]
National Alliance Against Mental Illness (2018). Mental Health by The Numbers. Retrieved from [ Ссылка ]
Zhang, H., Watson-Singleton, N. N., Pollard, S. E., Pittman, D. M., Lamis, D. A., Fischer, N. L., … & Kaslow, N. J. (2019). Self-criticism and depressive symptoms: Mediating role of self-compassion. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 80(2), 202-223.
