• In the United States, researchers estimate that in any given one year period, depressive illnesses affect 12 percent of women (more than 12 million women) and nearly 7 percent of men (more than six million men).
• Genetics research indicates that risk for depression results from the influence of multiple genes acting together with environmental or other nongenetic factors.
• In 2002, suicide was the third leading cause of death among young males, age 15 to 24.
• Researchers estimate that at least six million men in the United States suffer from a depressive disorder every year.
• The risk of developing bipolar disorder remains approximately equal for males and females throughout adolescence and adulthood.

MyLastSigh posted a photo:

I woke up twice in the middle of the night; at 2 and at 4. My chest felt constricted, as if there was a towel inside me being twisted and twisted tight. My heart is fine. It seems I had an anxiety attack. But it was rather frightening.