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Depression In Brave New World

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Please Notice Me Depression does not discriminate against the people that suffer from it, any culture or race can have depression. Much like characters in Brave New World, people think that having depression can make an individual weak minded and they should be able to simply overcome it and be happy. However, depression is a mental illness that affects billions and can leave a negative impact on individuals live. Depression, a widespread mental illness this has been the subject of topic for psychologist for thousands of years, has many causes and effects that are being discovered everyday. Certain factors and environment can cause depression early in childhood. It has been shown that a “disadvantaged family background is a risk factor for …show more content…

Disturbance in sleep, appetite, and mental processes are a common accompaniment.” (Ford-Martin). When someone loses interest in the one thing they love most, hope can be lost. They no longer have something that makes them push themselves, nothing to get them out of bed and try, all because they lost interest. In Brave New World Bernard disconnects sexually, and attends orgy-porgys. Linda checks out by having sex and drinking, all what she thought would help but made it worse because alcohol is a depressant and when she would wake up the next morning she would lay in bed and wallow in self pity and be disgusted for what has become of hers. An individual starts to see themselves as worthless and that it might be better for them to not be in this life anymore. “Suicides have become the second-leading cause of death among teenagers in the United States, surpassing homicide deaths..” (Jarosz). Suicide is the hardest and most painful events that can happen to a society and family, this is by far the most negative side to depression. The Savage, the most interesting character in Brave New World suffered from depression from the very beginning of his life, he was not accepted by the people around …show more content…

The biggest and most hurtful impact that untreated or unnoticed or ignored depression can cause is suicide, “90 percent of children and adolescents who commit suicide have a mental disorder before their death” (Satcher). With help and knowledge of depression and other mental illnesses, suicide rates can go down. It is important to know how to identify signs of depression and stressors, this can lead to getting into treatment (Depression. NAMI). Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses and it affects billions of people around the world. Depression puts a negative impact on individuals life in society and as a whole it is looked down upon in both the book Brave New World and real

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