Allow me to retort

Six Things That Can Cause Depression

A Traumatic Event
Substance Abuse
An Unsatisfying Job
(so far, standard, hmm?)
A satisfying job
Not drinking
Nothing at all

Guess what, depression is not an effect of a single cause. Depression is a chemical imbalance resulting from an incredibly complex interaction of lifestyle, life events and luck

I have heard stories of someone who had a good job, satisfying relationship, no particular money woes and then, one day, out of the blue: Why am I here, why am I even alive?

Then there are people who have grown up under incredibly harsh circumstances, born in a refugee camp, shot at, substance abuse, physical and mental abuse and, out of the blue, it makes them stronger

Then there's people like me; born with brains but no desire, ideas but no spark, presence but no charm

I should be able to walk through life with ease, with my intellect and cunning, I should be Walter effing White. Instead I am a pathetic joke

I am like a reverse Charly, from Flowers for Algernon, I have the brains and can imagine the better life but lack the focus and will to get there