Depression is without a doubt one of the most common problems in our time. Due to the fact depression is so common, it has been called the common cold of emotional diseases. According to Everett Worthington, “depression is a downward spiral begun by loss of control and made worse by lack of energy and negative thinking”. The dictionary defines depression as “a feeling of extreme hopelessness”. This emotion manifests itself in the seeming reactions of: All is lost, I want to quit, I can’t make it.