01 最常用的表达 depression/dɪˈpreʃn/ n. 抑郁症;消沉例句:Depression can make a person feel unusually sad, worthless or even suicidal.抑郁症会使人感到异常忧伤,觉得人生毫无价值,甚至会产生自杀的念头。
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Post-drama depression剧终抑郁症顾名思义它指的是“看完一本书或追完一个剧后感觉空虚悲伤”这种感觉大家都有过吧唯一的解决办法就是——赶紧找到下一部下饭剧!例句:A: Why are you so sad?你怎么这么失落呢?B: I just finished watching Nothing But Thirty and feel so empty. I think I've got Post-drama depression.我刚看完《三十而已》,好空虚啊。我觉得我得“剧终抑郁症”了。
澳大利亚一位战胜抑郁症的作家马修·约翰斯顿(Matthew Johnstone)曾先后出版绘本《我有一条黑狗》(I Had a Black Dog)《与黑狗一起生活》(Living with a Black Dog)并创作了一支短片作为世界卫生组织的公益宣传片《我有一条黑狗,他的名字叫抑郁》(I had a black dog; his name was depression)(视频见文末)
最后想跟抑郁症患者说虽然很多人还不太会有效地帮助你们虽然「一切都会好起来」这样的话听起来有些轻飘飘但请相信所有人对你们真诚的祝福也请你们——You’ll continue with your medicine, your workouts or your nights out with friends, and before long, your Black Dog will tire out and you will regain control.你要继续好好吃药、好好锻炼、晚上要跟朋友出去嗨,过不了多久,你的“黑狗”就会筋疲力尽,而你自己,将重新掌控人生!