 Hello everyone, I am Dr. Vaaneshri. I am a consultant Psychiatrist at Manipal Hospital, Sajjha Gurdwod. I will be talking about self-identification of depression. It is very important to understand what is depression and how to manage it. So, what does depression look like? Someone is feeling very low and feeling a bit irritable. So, all of us would feel low, a day or two and we might feel better. So, it is not that. Feeling low for more than two weeks throughout the day and every day is very important to identify. And associated with that there is lack of interest, no interest in doing any of the activities that we were doing prior. None of the activities would excite us. Unable to come out of the room being isolated, there is decreased sleep and no interest in eating food as well. When it gets very excessive, a person feels that what is the purpose to live in this life? Feeling very hopeless, no hopes in the future. When it gets more intense, there are suicidal ideations and plans. It is very important to talk about your feelings to your friends or to your family. Getting the help from the mental health expert is very important. Now, there is a lack of stigma around it. Whereas the people feel that if I go to a psychiatrist, I will get treated for life long. No. It is artificially tailored. Whereas it depends on the intensity. If a person feels that the depression is very mild, then it can be treated with the therapy. If someone feels that the depression is very severe, it can be treated with the medications. Again, it depends on the intensity like I mentioned. Ask for help because it is okay to ask for help. Come meet a mental health expert. Get evaluated. Get treated at the right time.