Depression is as much of a mental illness as having a brain tumor. The misfiring of neural activity, the bypassing of the prefrontal cortex, and the systemic jamming of the limbic regions are physical processes not mental ones. Mental functioning is impaired, but so is digestion, blood circulation, and other neurological functions throughout the body. Involuntary muscle contractions and muscle spasms are other non-mental symptoms of the depression illness. Labeling depression as a mental illness is a terrible misnomer. Depression is not merely chronic sadness, which can be healed through strategies such as therapy and meditation. Depression, like any other physical illness, requires physical intervention to promote healing. Sometimes, a regimen of supplementation is enough to restore an adequate neural balance. At other times, pharmaceutical medication is necessary. The term “mental illness” makes it sound like one’s depression is all in their head, which not true. Depression stems from the brain, but it affects other parts of the body as well. It’s a physical illness in need of physical solutions.