Keyana Perron Perron 1M. PharandEAE1DMay 16, 2014Research has proven that depression is felt by people from different cities and nationalities in this world. This specific discouragement is a seemingly lifelong struggle that adolescents experience during their youth. In my essay, I will explain how adolescents can be exposed to the disease and how we can improve their state of depression. First of all, depression is misunderstood by a myriad of people around the world. Usually, adolescents describe this illness as “living in a black hole” or as a feeling of “impending doom” (www.helpguide.org). When young adults are depressed, they have difficulty enjoying their hobbies and interests like they once did. For example, a young person who was swimming competitively may lose interest and would prefer not to participate in the activity anymore. Depression can make a teen feel hopeless and helpless, like they can't do anything. ...