In addition to the physical illness that stress can cause, the mental impact on the individual is harmful. One of the mental illnesses that has become medicalized and recognized as an illness today is depression. “The process by which a condition or behavior is defined as a medical problem requiring a medical solution is known as medicalization (Conrad, 2007; Weitz, 2012).” Depression was not recognized as an illness until medicalization recognized it as an emotional disorder, although it is normal to be sad sometimes, it can turn into an illness or disorder. Being sad and lonely all the time or for quite a long period of time can be a sign of depression. When a person's daily life is impaired and they cannot behave normally at work, school or home because they feel sad, lonely or hope, can sometimes be a sign of depression. esteem and not having many friends or social support can lead to loneliness and ultimately feeling depressed. “We know that low levels of self-esteem are associated with a variety of negative consequences, including higher levels of loneliness and depression” (Richman et al., 2016). For "medicalization to occur, one or more organized social groups must have both a vested interest in medicalization and sufficient power to convince