Medication, therapy, counseling. Three things that leave us feeling better. I know it's not rocket science, but stay with me on this one for a few more seconds.
Studies are constantly released, the content full of solutions to depression, therapy and medication are the two common prescribed solutions and yet we're still depressed. Why?
Unfortunately, It's not know exactly what causes depression. There are numerous theories about the origins such as biological and genetic factors, environmental influences, and childhood or developmental events.
Various studies and research projects undertaken have usually stated that clinical depression is most often caused by the influence of more than just one or two factors.
For instance (and this one stunned me the most), a person whose mother had recurrent major depression may have inherited a vulnerability to developing clinical depression (genetic influence). This combined with how the person thinks about him- or herself (psychological influence) in response to the stress of going through a divorce (environmental influence), may put him or her at a greater risk for developing depression than someone else who does not have such influences. In short Genetic + psychological influence, then + enviromental influence = A formula for certain depression.
The causes of clinical depression are often different for various people. Sometimes a bout of depression can appear to come out of nowhere at a time when everything seems to be going fine. Other times, depression may be directly related to a significant event in our lives such as losing a loved one, a traumatic experience, or battling a chronic illness.
I have done my own research into this, and have recently started to talk about it in a group i started:
Depression - The need to know To join the group, you will need to check out Mychillpill, this is also a great resource for depression sufferers.
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