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“I am depressed.” This expression is repeatedly used by individuals everyday. Is it just a “down in the dumps”, I feel blue kind of day? Are these feelings constant or dependent on life situations? When should a person take this expression literally? What can be done to help someone who is depressed? Twenty percent of the worlds population is at risk for depression at some point in their life. Depression is the “common cold” of psychological disorders. Much like a cold, the symptoms of depression are numerous, and are varied in degree. There is, however, two basic types of depression. The first, primary depression is a clinically depressed person. The second, secondary depression is someone suffering with the day to day feelings of sadness (Mondimore 1993: 31). When diagnosing depression, the symptoms must be evaluated. Some symptoms of depression are feelings of guilt, inadequacy, and fear. Mood variation is also a symptom. Preoccupation with failure, obsession with past failures are common indicator symptoms. Nightmares associated with death, pain, or loss. Anhedonia, the inability to experience pleasure, is associated with depression. Indecisiveness and panic atta