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Melancholy among my peers

The majority of our youth is suffering from serious depression, some hidden and some are clearly showing signs of it. I have had contact with lots of young people due to my work as a teacher, a supervisor in an institute and in university. They seek refuge in things that seem to be aggravating their situation drastically.

During my years of teaching in classes we had monthly terms, meaning that each month I was dealing with a new lot of usually 20 young girls. As incredi