13年前張國榮因抑郁一躍而下，今天喬任梁也因疑似抑郁而亡（用塑料袋套在頭上結束了自己的生命）,，借此機會了解一下這個可怕的疾病，或許他就發(fā)生在你我的周圍,。

首先來看一段TED中一位重度抑郁癥患者痊愈后的演講,，視頻總長29分鐘,，可以讓你了解到抑郁患者的內(nèi)心。

再接下來再來看看其他患有抑郁癥的知名人士的內(nèi)心獨白,。

Depression has been part of my journey for a very long time. Long before I knew what to call it, there it was walking with me, side by side. There it was, holding my hand, invading my thoughts, causing me to sleep longer, eat more and rarely smile whenever I spent time alone with myself. I learned to dance the dance, to smile for my friends, for my parents, for the audience, for the camera. I smiled; all the while inside a hurricane was sweeping me into an ocean of darkness.

—Terrie M. Williams, a celebrity publicist who has represented stars from Eddie Murphy to Chris Rock

從很早以前開始,，抑郁癥已成為我生命旅途的一部分，早到我還不知道那是什么,，它就已經(jīng)和我并肩而行,，拉著我的手，侵入我的思想,，讓我在獨處時,，睡眠愈長，吃得愈多,，笑容愈少,。我學會玩它的游戲，學會在朋友,、父母,、觀眾、鏡頭前笑,。我面上笑著,，內(nèi)心卻有一股颶風把我卷入黑暗的汪洋。

——特里·M·威廉姆斯,，明星公關,，為艾迪·墨菲、克里斯·洛克等明星擔任經(jīng)紀人

It creeps up on you, like a snake slithering in the grass, silent but deadly. One minute everything's fine, you're laughing with your friends, or singing along to your favorite tune, and the next the pillows are stained with your tears and the giant sitting on your chest just won't leave you alone.

它悄悄接近你,，像草叢里滑過的蛇,，無聲卻致命。這一分鐘還一切安好,，你和朋友開懷大笑,，和著喜愛的旋律歌唱，下一分鐘,，枕頭已沾染你的眼淚,，那個巨怪壓在你的胸口不肯離去。

For a time I retreated from social contact and preferred to spend time alone in my room, wallowing in my own grief. There were physical symptoms; a tightening of my chest and difficulty breathing. During this time, all the cursory words of well-wishes and platitudes from close friends and loved ones did nothing for me. They meant well, of course, but I was lost in my own planet of hopelessness and self-pity.

—Paul John Ca?a, the managing editor of Lifestyle Asia magazine

我一度遠離社交,，寧愿一人呆在房間,，獨自吞咽自己的痛苦。身體上的一些癥狀也顯現(xiàn)出來：胸悶,、氣短,。這種時候，親朋至愛潦草的祝愿和陳詞濫調(diào)起不了絲毫作用,。他們當然出于好意,，只是我已經(jīng)迷失在了自己絕望和自憐的世界里,。

——保羅·約翰·卡納，《亞洲生活》雜志總編輯

The opposite of depression is not happiness, as I was not unhappy. It's the 'vitality' on the other side of the pole. My body was trapped by the medical condition, so was my life. It drained my energy, and sucked my life.

—Zhu Yi, executive editor of Global Premier magazine

抑郁癥的對面不是'快樂',，就像我并沒有不快樂,。抑郁癥的對面是'活力'，是我的身體被病困住了,，導致我的人生也如同被困住了,，我體內(nèi)的精力好似被榨干了，導致我的人生也如同被抽空了,。

——朱熠,，《環(huán)球首映》雜志執(zhí)行主編

Depression varies from person to person, but there are some common signs and symptoms, such as: feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, loss of interest in former hobbies, significant weight loss or weight gain, insomnia or oversleeping, anger or irritability, self-loathing, concentration problems, unexplained aches and pains, and suicidal thoughts*.

每個人的抑郁癥病情都不一樣，但也有一些共同病癥,，例如,，感到無助無望、失去對以往愛好的興趣,、體重顯著減少或增加,、失眠或嗜睡、憤怒或易怒,、自我厭惡,、精力難集中、原因不明的疼痛,，以及自殺的想法等,。

*Thoughts of death or suicide are a serious symptom of depression. Warning signs include talking about death or suicide, threatening to hurt people, or engaging in aggressive or risky behavior. Take any suicidal talk or behavior seriously. It's not just a warning sign; it's a cry for help.

有死亡或自殺的念頭是嚴重的抑郁癥癥狀。值得警惕的跡象包括,，談論死亡或自殺,、威脅傷害他人，或從事攻擊性或危險的活動,。嚴肅對待任何關于自殺的談話或行為,，這不僅是一個警報，更是他們求救的信號,。

關于抑郁癥及其治療的科學介紹,，請看下面這則Nature Neruoscience 出品的視頻。

最后一支視頻是 WHO 推出的頗具人文關懷意味,。