depress

“I know because I was—still am—depressed after Grandma passed away. Overwhelmed by life. Feeling like there are weights keeping me in bed. Shirking all my responsibilities.”

“Decline and Fall, too depressing,” he said, and sighed heavily.

“And their apartments! They were so tiny and depressing! Why they choose to live there is beyond me.”

Depression was assessed through a questionnaire asking about depressed mood, disinterest, restlessness or lethargy during the previous two weeks.

The stock has dropped 43% this year, as the company has resorted to promotional activity to drive sales given a rough housing market that has depressed appliance sales.