Grief and depression have the same symptoms. I think in a sense, what depression is is grief for your own life not being how it should or your own needs not being met. There are many ways in which the way we live now is much better than in the past. But there are also strong evidence that all human beings have natural psychological needs. You need to feel you belong. Need fel that people see you and value you untill you got a future that makes sense. Think about one % of americans agree with the basic as forty-five per cent say they grieve when no one knows them well. We can honour the person who died at we can continue some of the
Author and journalist Johann Hari talks about his book, Lost Connections: Why You Are Depressed and How to Find Hope, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hari, who has suffered with depression as a teenager and an adult, offers a sweeping critique of the medical establishment's understanding of depression and the frequent reliance on pharmaceutical treatments. Hari argues that it is our lost connections with each other, with our work, and with ourselves that explains the rise in depression in recent times.