What Causes People to be Depressed?
Often there are many interrelated factors associated with depression such as:
- significant loss
- loss of control over the environment, the belief that nothing can be done to change unfortunate events in life
- life changes (childbirth, menopause, redundancy...)
- disappointment
- perceived failure
- unrealistic expectations
- negative thinking which gradually becomes self-defeating
- biochemical factors (some illnesses, infections and drugs can create chemical imbalances that play a significant role in depression)