I agree with Rhapsody...it IS caused by stress. Unfortunately, after enough depressive episodes structural changes occur in the brain which keep the cycle going, and make it even harder to break. Stess causes depression, which causes stress, which causes...you get the idea.
So do everything you can when you are able...meds, therapy, exercise, good nutrition and so on...it's the only hope.
DJ
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Peace,
DJ
"Maturity is nothing more than a firmer grasp of cause and effect."
-Bob
"and the angels, and the devils,
are playin' tug-o-war with my personality"
-Snakedance, The Rainmakers
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