Inane Murtaza

It's 10th October and a short Google Search tells me, its World Mental Health Day today. Interestingly, it's a day where my Facebook feed will be filled with dozens of posts on Depression, Mental Illness etc and I would love to put my bit on the same as well. A few months back there was an interesting trend on Facebook where people were posting statuses asking people who have depression to come forward and talk to them. Most of these statuses were filled with such genuine emotions that would move you but the reality can sometimes be quite different. This is my personal experience with a few of my friends who have been undergoing/ have underwent depression and how it has affected them personally and professionally. There is literally no single cause for depression and this could vary from lack of interest in studies to terminal illness to personal relationships and can have different effects. In extreme cases, a person could even take away his life as he/she could see no f...