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:: Health Conditions - Depression
 What Causes Depression?
There is no one answer but several possibilities. More than
one possibility can be involved at the same time.
- Physiology
One
mechanism is that of a "biological depression." This means that a person
is depressed because of a biochemical imbalance of some sort. Usually this involves
the brain and various neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that
help different areas of the brain communicate with each other. If these chemicals
are low then miscommunication can occur and depression
may be the result.
It is similar to diabetes in which a physical malfunction
of the pancreas results in the need for a medication that corrects the imbalance.
Insulin is often needed and with insulin the body is placed back into a state
of regulation. Usually there is a continued need for the medication so the person
is enabled to lead a normal life. Lifestyle changes must also be made such as
adopting a new diet, following an exercise program, and learning to manage stress.
If there is a biochemical component to your depression you may need
medication to help you overcome it. When in a deep depression the medication can
help "jump start" the recovery process so you can then do the other
work of healing.
Some people but not everyone have a significant biochemical
component to their depression. Usually other factors are involved as well.
- Stress
Some people become depressed through being overwhelmed
by change and stress. We live in a time of rapidly increasing change and the demands
of adjustment are difficult. Too much of an adjustment in too short of a time
may over burden a person. Stress begins to wear them out and there is a loss of
resiliency. They can no longer bounce back from adversity. They begin to pull
away from others and their energy decreases. Depression is the result.
- Learning
Some people learn to be depressed.
It may
be that you were grew up in a family where everyone was depressed and think that
such moods are normal. Just as you would be angry if you were raised in an angry
family, or anxious if you come from an anxious family, so you may learn to be
depressed if your family was depressed.
On the other hand it might also
be that your family was normal but busy. As a child if you were playing quietly
then your parents might think, "Good. Don't disturb her. Let her play."
In essence they would ignore you if you were good. Later, if you were crying and
upset because your toy broke, they might rush over to see what was wrong. Whether
they meant to or not your parents just taught you a rule about life. It is that
to get attention in this family you must be in distress. This may be the first
step in learning a life style of depression as attention getting behavior.
- Thinking
Many people think themselves into depression.
It is easy to do. All that is required is that you know how to worry. With
worry you take any small problem and think about it for a while. You imagine what
might go wrong, could go wrong, and how terrible it would be. Pretty soon you
have a big problem. This big problem is one that you have created, and it exists
primarily in your imagination. However, you forget that you have intensified the
problem by adding to it and take it for "the reality."
Develop
a habit of negative thinking, always make things worse than they are, and you
can lead yourself down the road to depression.
:: Thinking:
A Common Pathway
So, there are at least four pathways to depression, and
they often act together. If you are depressed then you need to evaluate all of
these factors in your life.
In your evaluation you will most likely find
that thinking is always involved, and that it is a common pathway to depression.
The good news is that you can control your thinking. You can choose what you tell
yourself. Learning to control the pathway of thinking can give you control over
your depression. :: How you think is important.
Let's focus
on the role of thinking in depression. No matter what the other causes of depression
may contribute, thinking always plays some role and can always make matters worse.
- If you are depressed because of a biochemical imbalance you will still be
thinking about your life experiences.
- If you have too much stress you
will certainly think about the stressful events.
- If you learned to be
depressed then your usual pattern of thinking will maintain it.
Thinking
is always occurring, and therefore plays a fundamental role in creating not only
depression, but all of our other emotions as well.
Understanding how
our thinking creates our moods and behavior is an area of cognitive psychology.
Trying to improve our thinking to improve our moods and behavior is cognitive
therapy. Cognitive therapy provides a good model for self-help.
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