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Depression, the poison killing our country’s population

We hide to try our feelings, but we forget that our eyes speak. Currently, in our country, Kenya depression has taken many innocent lives in a constant accelerating percentage in every new day. Depression is generally caused by stress whereby one feels less important and unworthy to be in a society. Depression has been common news in any media channel in Kenya.

Some of the symptoms that show that one might be suffering from depression include anger/ temper surges, recklessness/ compulsive disorder, Verbally and emotionally abusive, overworking, alcohol abuse, sickly/weight loss, and palpitations, sexual dysfunctions, sleep disorder, poor work performance and isolation among others.

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