{"id":1188,"date":"2024-03-07T19:45:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T18:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2024-03-07T19:45:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T18:45:24","slug":"what-is-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1188","title":{"rendered":"What is depression?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is depression?<br>Everyone feels down or sad sometimes, but these feelings usually pass after a few days.When you have<br>depression, you have trouble with daily life for weeks at a time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depression is a serious illness that needs treatment. 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