Hi MickeyCheeky, depression is such a complex thing. It can be a result of trauma, abuse, reactivity to negative life experiences like bullying, illness or grief or it can be purely biological/chemical or even genetic or a combination of any or all of the above. Don't beat yourself up more than you already do by suffering from depression, because you feel others have "more grounds" to be depressed. No one has the monopoly on the "right" to be unwell. Its not a race after all. Everyone here has a unique life experience and the resulting illnesses are as unique as the individual. Talking about it and seeking support and help is the only common issue that everyone on this site really has.