While I don't disagree with the statistic that twice as many women get diagnosed with MDD than men, I think that statistic actually minimizes male depression. The actual numbers of male depression is likely a lot higher due to the fact that fewer men admit to depression or seek help either out of embarrassment or ignorance of symptoms relating to depression.
It also needs to be noted that symptoms of depression in men can be very different than the symptoms that occur in women. Some examples; women tend to feel sad, while men feel more angry; women blame themselves more often while men blame others; women will avoid conflict while men will create conflict. Men will also turn to alcohol and drugs more often then women.
Also interesting to note is that men account for 80% of depression related suicides. Men will more often than not deny they have problems because of the perception that they need to be "strong" and depression is seen as a weakness. It took me nearly 10 years to finally find help and it was only because depression nearly killed me.
If anything, I think more focus needs to be put on identifying depression in men, which will save lives, marriages, and families.
I don't really have any favourite lyrics; however, for me music is a big part of trying to foster a positive mood. I listen to jazz regularly and also play the tenor saxophone in a local concert band throughout the year. Right now I'm forcing myself into these, as my motivation is quite low, but normally I enjoy both listening and playing music.
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