Depression Can Be Symptomatic Of Life In An Imperfect World
Keeping your problems hidden will only worsen your feelings, since depression by definition, is usually the result of unaddressed emotions. Some of the most common stresses that might propel you headlong into depression include the following:
•Death in the family or of a close friend
•Major career change, especially a setback
•Divorce or marital separation
•Major legal problems
•Biochemical and hormone changes
•Reactions to loss and pain
•Loss of financial stability, such as bankruptcy or income tax problems
•Long-standing, seemingly unresolvable marital differences
•Miscarriage
•Abortion
•Victimisation, accident damage or prolonged illness
•Moving interstate or overseas
•Ongoing strains with children and toddlers
•Infidelity
•Chronic conflict with co-workers and supervisors; job dissatisfaction
•Loss of close friendship, especially if it involves clear rejection
•Living through retirement with little stimulating activity
•The ‘empty nest’ syndrome
•Eating disorders
•Substance abuse
