A short sale, also known as a pre-foreclosure sale, is when you sell your home for less than the balance remaining on your mortgage. If your mortgage company agrees to a short sale, you can sell your home and pay off all (or a portion of) your mortgage balance with the proceeds. Depending on your situation, you may be required to make a financial contribution to receive a short sale.
People should not be blamed for their severe depression. Their depression is an illness, and not a punishment for sinful behavior or a lack of religious faith. Even without treatment, severe depression is usually time-limited, and in a few months totally recovers.
Dysthymia (recurring, mild depression) Dysthmia is a type of chronic, more mild depression. More days than not, you feel mildly or moderately depressed, although you may have brief periods of normal mood. The symptoms of dysthymia are not as strong as the symptoms of major depression, but they last much longer.