by Thomas Lyons. I do not think I am unique when I say, as a young 20 something I often find myself feeling overworked and stressed out. From school, to work, to home life and social life, things are hectic and there’s pressures coming from all different direction. These feelings are experienced by many people my age and everyone has their own methods for coping. Personally, I’m still trying to figure out how to cope and because of that I often get into the cycles of depression. Ask any of my friends, I’ve been known to just stop talking and interacting with many of them for long periods of time because I’m so overwhelmed by depression I “shut down” or “shut them out”.