In the Pluralism Project Directory we list 2228 Buddhist Centers in the United States. Don Morreale lists over a thousand centers in the US and Canada in The Complete Guide to Buddhist America. (Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1998) 2,450,000 â 2002 Britannica Book of the Year estimate for 2000.
Here are 6 things to say to connect with someone living with depression: 1. Iâm here for you.. Just offering to be there for someone with depression helps. Someone who feels trapped in a cycle of self-loathing often feels unworthy of reaching out to people around them.
1. Thereâs a difference between sadness and depression, and though that doesnât take away from a diagnosis, it is empowering as a distinction. Though you may feel depressed, a person who has depression is not always a âdepressed person,â in whatever way â hyperbolic or otherwise â that phrase has come to mean.