Depression is far more common than most people think, everyone has periods of being down or at a low ebb, but when those feelings persist you may be depressed.
Recognising the signs of depression and talking to a therapist is the first step to working through and getting past the fog and despair.
There is no one cause for depression. However, some or all of these things can cause a vulnerability to depression:
- Not having a support network,
- A feeling of isolation
- Relationship problems
- Financial problems
- Health problems
- History of depression in your family
- Abuse of alcohol and or drugs or another addiction
- Difficulties from the past that can also include trauma and / or abuse
- A sudden shift in your hormones such as following giving birth, or the menopause
