This week was probably the worst possible week to get sick. I had a speech to give, play practice to go to (the play is next week too and when I get sick, it lingers), and I had to write a post about depression. Depression is probably the worst topic to write about when you're sick. I was weak and miserable and just researching depression made me depressed, but I realized that my lethargy was no where near what people go through who suffer from depression.
Depression is a silent killer. Many who suffer from it can hide it enough to go unnoticed and never ask for help. Many don’t even realize they have a problem and think everyone deals with the same emotions and physical problems. Suicide is thought to be the only way out; that no one will help because this disease tends to cause people to have negative, distrusting thoughts towards others. Depression also causes the feeling of worthlessness which leads to delusional thoughts like “No one would want to help me or care if I died.”
Depression is a silent killer. Many who suffer from it can hide it enough to go unnoticed and never ask for help. Many don’t even realize they have a problem and think everyone deals with the same emotions and physical problems. Suicide is thought to be the only way out; that no one will help because this disease tends to cause people to have negative, distrusting thoughts towards others. Depression also causes the feeling of worthlessness which leads to delusional thoughts like “No one would want to help me or care if I died.”
Causes of Depression
- Physical, mental, or sexual abuse
- Prolonged illness
- Chronic pain
- Medication
- Relationship conflict
- Loved one’s death or any personal loss
- Addiction
- Stressful events
- Other personal problems such as rejection and insecurity
- No reason or none that has been discovered yet
Though these factors cause depression there still has to be another reason. After all, people live through many of the trials listed above without having depression.
