What is the difference between depressed mood and depression? This set of humorous little illustrations explains it clearly

Depression is a very common condition nowadays, but many people also tend to joke about the word depression. Some people always describe being temporarily unhappy or encountering something that upsets them as: I'm afraid I've got depression.

These friends are simply conflating depressed mood with depression. Take a careful look at the descriptions in the illustrations, and you'll know whether you just have depressed mood or are a true depression patient!

Actually, depression is not simply unhappiness. Depression is just an illness, and there's no need to think of it as too terrifying. If you're ill, treat the illness. That is the most normal way of thinking.

Those suffering from depression should not be afraid, nor worry, and even less should they put pressure on themselves. We are simply going to treat an illness.

There's no need to loathe yourself. Basically, those who get this illness are kind, good people; it's the bad people who make others depressed. So please don't blame yourself.