The Cause of Depression - Knowing and Growing!
There are many things that can be the cause of depression. When we lose someone we love, naturally we can become depressed. Noone is immune from it from time to time. Of course, there are a variety of other triggers for depression but the death of a family member or dear friend, is the #1 cause!
I was at home planning to build this website a few years ago when I got a phone call. It was one of my best friends and she was barely able to talk through all her tears. She told me that she had found her brother dead. He had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. She had just found his body and she was frantic. I spent two days counseling her, consoling her, loving her, and just 'being there' for her and her family.
I have been through so many personal tragedies in my life that most of my friends know that not only am I experienced in this area but that I am also a safe place to fall back on in times of hardship and loss. In any event, the next day I went back to work but couldn't seem to concentrate that well or get my girlfriend off my mind. I guess I had been so busy handling my girlfriend's grief that I didn't realize the date of the day. I suddenly remembered that my own mother’s death date was the next day and that may be why I was having such a hard time of it. It too, was a major cause of depression for me. For whatever other reasons I decided to include this page. I do not claim to have any solid answers for depression, as I know to some extent we all handle it differently. Many people choose to block out life, stay in isolation, and shut down when they become depressed. I certainly am no exception to that! However, those are exactly the wrong things to do but death of a loved one is definitely a major cause of depression for a large number of people. Drinking or doing drugs is also the wrong thing to do yet for during my friends loss I personally witnessed a house full of people drowning themselves in alcohol. I can’t blame these folks though. Sometimes being numb is better than feeling all that pain. Just don’t party for too long though! You will never get over pain if you don’t work through it! Pity parties should only be short lived! Staying healthy and confronting your anguish will help you more than anything else!
The sad part is that most people who commit suicide don’t let you know that’s what they are planning. Then we lose them without ever knowing if we could have helped them. It is amazing how many people are depressed. In this day and age it’s easy to understand why though! Presently, the number of teenagers taking prescription drugs for depression is STAGGERING! Bad news and extreme violence are a major cause of depression for them. We live in a totally news driven world now and are not guarded from the violence and tragedies that happen around us in our world daily. Death surrounds us! Its the part of life we cannot escape! I was born and raised in the early 60’s. It was a different time then! I was having a great life till the 70’s. Things quickly changed for me during my high school years. And if anyone ever had a reason to be depressed in high school it was me! Repeated death during my high school years was a major cause of depression for me. I had never heard about Antidepressants before my early teens. I knew my older brother had been taking them but he didn’t seem to be getting any better. In my eyes at that time I figured whatever they were, they must not work very well! At 19 years old, my brother James committed suicide. He was never able to 'get right with the world'. Depression has no single cause. Often it's cause is cumulative. Many times, the person who is depressed may not even be aware of underlying reasons that are the cause of depression for them. Whatever its cause, depression is not just a state of mind. It is related to physical changes in the brain, and connected to an imbalance of neurotransmitter chemicals that carry signals inbetween your brain and nerves. The Cause of Depression
Whatever the cause of depression for you might be, there is one thing for sure! It is vitally important to get the help you need! The Symptoms of Depression – What You Need to Know! Techniques to Relieve Depression Naturally Help for Depression - Common Herbs and Tonics Depression Help - Where There is Good News! Psychological Depression During the Holidays – Tips to Bounce Back and Get You Going! National Directory of Psychologists
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