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Originally Posted by zinco14532323
Some of your statements seem to say you believe all depression is stress related. Stress can be a major factor for many people but not all. The causes of depression are very complex and there are many. Studies on stress find that some people can handle stress very well and others cannot and it can lead to depression. This may be a natural pre disposition or that they did not learn good coping skills or because of previous trauma. In my case when I am not depressed I can handle stress very well, in fact I thrive on it. I often get depressed in times of 0 stress. Depression itself causes stress because of how it affects my life but stress does not cause it in my case.
There is lots of evidence that genetics play a role for many people. It is not just belief. There is also lots of evidence that CBT, new ways of thinking and meditation and the like can change brain chemistry. For many of us through our own experience these methods are not powerful enough to overcome or eliminate depression. They are usually meant to help someone out of a depression when they are already in it but often it does not work. They may have prevented me from going in to them sometimes I can't say for sure. I know I still have them.
Overview of the Genetics of Major Depressive Disorder |
The idea that depression is based on genetics or brain chemistry is one kind of perspective on it. Its hard to believe something true if you can't know and prove it yourself. Its not my personal view of depression because in my experience it is stress related and has underlying issues that need attention. And for a lot of people it is related with stressful traumatic experiences not nec from young age but may occur later on when older. Its related to bottled up internalised feelings and negative unhelpful beliefs and responses to situations we find challenging /difficult or unpleasant. People have been able to overcome and recover from it fully to liberate themselves and transform. Not everyone who's experienced depression at some stage in their life has it for long time, or gets it again and again for their entire life. I want to have faith in myself and keep finding ways to help me make changes in my self and my life for the better because I can't rely on others to do it for me. It is my life and I'm the only one who knows understands what I've been through and I know myself the most so only I can empower and motivate and enable self to get better . I can't tell others how they should be or live their lives. People have different views, perspectives about depression and that's going to remain for it is complex to understand and affects people in different ways and people have different ways of seeing and responding to things. A fact is that If I want to get better, improve or change things, I need to have positive thoughts, and address blocks in the way ,be optimistic, have inner faith, determination, courage, and strength and make positive practical constructive efforts without depending on others a lot. If I believe that nothing will work that I do, limit/restrict myself, and feel powerless/hopeless, I might as well give up altogether now. No I don't want. I know I'm a decent person and I've got a lot to give. I have value and I wanna focus on positive worthwhile helpful things to me rather than negative stressful destructive pessimistic things.