11 Statistics That Will Change The Way You Think About Depression

Depression has a way of tricking even the happiest of people into thinking that life isn't worth experiencing. Their energy is evaporated, what once was pleasurable is now less-than appealing and the physical symptoms are completely taxing.

Sounds pretty terrible, right?

While many people consider mental illness in the abstract -- an affliction outside the realm of possibility in their own lives -- the sad reality is that these disorders are distressingly common.

Below are 11 statistics that show depression has a greater impact than you might think.

                                                                           350,000,000

                       The number of people globally who are affected by some form of depression.

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Originally posted on Huffington Post.