Has anybody noticed..

Facts from Beyond Blue

On average, one in five people will experience depression at some point in their life

Only 3% of the population identify it as a major health problem

Over 6 million working days are lost each year in Australia as result of depression

Postnatal depression affects 14% of new mothers in Australia

Depression will be second only to heart disease as the leading medical cause of death and disability within 20 years

Around one million Australian adults and 100,000 young people live with depression each year

Depression costs the Australian community over $600 million each year

Depression is currently the leading cause of non-fatal disability in Australia

Depression will be second only to heart disease as the leading medical cause of death and disability within 20 years

Now people can make jokes etc about Aussies 😛 But how does this compare with your own country? 😄

I always thought we were a relatively happy country... 🙁

something tells me that's an australian site 😂

Hmmm that sounds about right!

I think it's funny when people are depressed because they're bored, like in Ginger Snaps. I mean.. they KNOW they aren't depressed and they ADMIT that they just want to kill themselves out of boredom, that's why it's funny.