A millennial woman who spent most of her life believing she was depressed has revealed the true medical condition behind her struggles.

Lisa Healy, 29, from Toronto, Canada, battled decades of fatigue, weakness and low energy, which affected her mood and was often described as sadness.

Working in commercial real estate, she assumed the stress of the job was weighing her down, prompting her to move to Bali, Indonesia, hoping a new lifestyle would ease her symptoms.

However, it didn't work. She told Newsweek : "I had no excuse, I'm literally unemployed on an island of Gods, what's wrong with me?"

Newsweek spoke to Dr. Ravina Bhanot, a general practitioner, she said: "Iron deficiency can mimic depressive symptoms and can lead to misdiagnosis.

"The overlapping symptoms of iron deficien

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