Depression

What do you think causes depression? ive been told its from the stress of exams which i dont believe. . and then theres the brain. . apparently the chemicals dont work properly. . or what about trauma. . anyone got any other ideas???

Its caused by chemical imbalances in the brain specificly the chemical saratonin. When this goes down you have painc attacks, anxiety and or depression.

Weather can make people depressed. *shrugs*

I have what is called chronic depression, and my doctor told me that my depression is caused from overwhelming stress, feelings from the past, and anything that makes me cry will result into depression.

I take medication for my illness, and my doctor hopes that within 5 years my illness will begin to fade away.

Just in case you dont know what chronic depression is,

Chronic Depression is a long lasting depression that can last for several days, even years to come!!!!

I have had a hard past life and for some reason I'm affected by that. But about 3 times a month I get really bad, I cry and cry, I wont eat, I wont talk to anyone, I yell for no apparent reason, and I just wanna be alone. I wont even move. So It Depends On alot of things whether you can suffer from this or not

Many things. death, loss of friendship or a relationship, divorce, losing an animal companion, insecurities, anxiety, and the list goes on.

and there is clinical depression which is an imbalance of chemicals that one really cannot control.

Will,I think that the main causes of depression are genatics. this is from the biological way.But,from the sychological way,I think what causes depression is broken friendships and relationships,even the people who just love mocking and attacking others cause depression to those who they attack,coz each human needs someone to treat him in a good way to make him satisfied ...

I think that everyone who has commented here so far has made some true and valid points as to what causes depression. i guess we all have our own issues and battles to deal with in life so one persons reasons for depression could be the total opposite of another.

"A puppy walking on a broken leg can make people depressed. Personally I don't really think it's as serious in some people as the claim it to be.

When did depression become a battle for attention?"

That's what I think!! OMG I find it so annoying how people these days say: "I'm depressed" when they're just being sad!!!

"A puppy walking on a broken leg can make people depressed. Personally I don't really think it's as serious in some people as the claim it to be. When did depression become a battle for attention?"

^ I agree. I really think some people lack the knowledge of what depression is, use the word lightly or are simply over-dramatic. I see it far too often. Once I even caught a friend of mine, who I know for a fact isn't depressed, trying to fake being & had to laugh at him because his acting was just as fake. I asked him why he was & he told me because it's cool... It makes me angry seeing people like this making depression out to be a joke, thinking that it's fun or is what everyone else is doing. If they really were depressed they wouldn't be acting the way they do, wouldn't take it so lightly & wouldn't think it was fun.

In psychiatry depression as a disease is related to some neurotransmitters but we all get depressed sometimes.. when you miss someone, when you fail, when you have too much load...

Depression is wait we make it out to be.

You can be sad, and not be depressed. Its all clinical definition and mumbo jumbo.

I have depression, im bipolar, and they put me on prosac, it doesnt really help, but i tell them it does cuz my depression is hurting my family and the ones i love. and that just makes me even more depressed

"I have depression, im bipolar, and they put me on prosac, it doesnt really help, but i tell them it does cuz my depression is hurting my family and the ones i love. and that just makes me even more depressed"

^^ Yeah, ill be first to say bipolar and antidepressants dont mix. You ever try mood stabilizers or the like? Ask you doctor about seroquel, works pretty well for me, and helps me sleep (works as a sedative and a mood stabilizers, so its a two birds with one stone situation).