These underlying causes of depression may surprise you - New Day Northwest

Author Johann Hari asked scientists what contributed to depression and came up with nine causes.

[brittanycovington]

My underline problem is that I’m so lonely and never have felt important to anyone

[QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

I sometimes wish I never came into this world. I don't get why some people don't get depression. It's a struggle to make it through the day.

[peternolan]

There is a phenomenon called ACEs: adverse childhood experiences. Children who grow up with abuse, neglect, or chaos in their lives have much higher rates of disease in adulthood. Throwing an antidepressant at them will not do enough when a depressed person has unresolved traumatic issues. Telling a patient who was sexually abused as I was that just a pill will fix them is just plain wrong.

[chippyjohn]

Since a little child I have been aware that people cause my anxiety and depression. The doctors tell me what i need is to be more social. Having a degree means nothing.

[bbgunreview]

The underlying issue of depression is people ain't free they are forced to basically work when people just want to live and enjoy life but with out work there is no money and without money you can enjoy life so you feel trapped and inslaved

[youngjezy]

Feeling trapped in horrible system is definitely the cause

[josephanglada]

Depression is like a demon punishing us for giving up on life.
I just want to live in peace and die. Most of the time I do not want to fight, grow or expand anymore, I'm tired.
Even if I get out of this, I will resent people and the world for not accepting me before, or for not finding the solution before (if any).

[KoldKillaBurke]

The world is going in direction that is not liked by many, too many.

[longmatey]

Depression, oversimplified, is nothing more than the feeling/notion of entrapment. Figuring out what is causing that entrapment and changing your life to remove it will release you from the cycle. Anxiety will cause you to fear the unknown... much like Stockholm syndrome. Humans fear change they do not know and in most cases, that fear immobilizes them to act on the change. Overcoming your fears is the first step to releasing your depression.

The farmer story was simply a man who felt trapped in his lifestyle... it wasn't until someone else forced a change in his life that he was able to live without the cause of his agony and pain. The farmer felt trapped and could not escape his life until someone else changed it. This would be a natural way to treat depression and everyone can achieve it if they can identify what is making them feel entrapped in their lifestyle.

In time, your brain adapts and becomes custom to your chemical releases from your synapses. If you regularly think negative thoughts, your brain releases chemicals that influence that (cortisol, Serotonin, ect...), and in time it craves those chemicals. Antidepressants will mask our depression superficially for a while, but the compounding chemical releases will return. It will not be until you change your life to cut out the things that are making you feel trapped, that you will find true blissful happiness.

[raya]

Why do "we have very limited time" for this topic? Let the man speak!

[hichamoussaime]

I have traveled to many countries to escape depression but depression is with me everywhere.

[saveUyghurs]

So true, I think depression is mostly situational.

[monicasnotes]

Thank you so much Johann Hari for such true, beautiful words! I sometimes feel I just need smoeone to be w/me throughout the day, a coach so to speak, cheering me on, giving me reason to keep going. This may be due to losing both parents at such a young age and feeling I have no one who truly deeply cares, but always I am trying each day, giving myself positive affirmations. It's just hard.

[glen]

Record levels - were they that way before the internet took over? I was a kid in the 90s, it was glorious and I used the internet very little. Acually age 8 to 18 so more than a kid. There was no youtube, spotify, facebook, instagram. You had books and video games. I really think it's opening the doors for a lot of "what if" thinking and also exposure to negative things. It's increased since the 2000s, internet. Thank you!

[Thailova]

People who you are intimately close can cause you depression if the relationship is not healthy

[chopboxstudios]

The problem is that alot of people these days, don't care to listen..

[odalismendez]

What i dont really understand is why do i feel to scare of being lonely, while i m not alone at all, but always it feels like i dont have any body to my side, and empty

[karinaf]

I need to meet this guy. Like how do I thumbs up this video more than once?

[chasinggreatness]

Now, after years of being victimised by depression, now I know the main reason, I am weak emotionally. I'm easily brushed off by challenges, bad emotions bad thinking. Now I have to improve my thinking and change my life.

[floraralte-thawnthuhuang]

i totally agree with the Cambodian psychiatrist... and i would love to read your book too.