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Depression is real

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The blues: Mental health illnesses and depression, in particular, are on the rise in the countryPIC: GETTY IMAGES

Behind closed doors, countless individuals are grappling with profound challenges and tribulations, often unspoken. While many remain reticent, they confront a myriad of difficulties.

What we encounter are breaking news stories of suicides, acts of passion resulting in death, divorces, and other disconcerting incidents. These revelations are astonishing, for these very individuals appeared content outwardly, concealing their inner turmoil.

Reports of suicides, 'passion killings', murder, and other bewildering cases of mortality have lately come to the fore. Navigating depression is no trivial matter; nevertheless, within each trial lies a glimmer of hope.

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It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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