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maymie said:
I don't know whats up with me but I've been getting stressed alot and it seems to make me ten times for depressed than I was. Does anyone else have this issue or am I just going crazy?

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">You are not crazy. There are stress activated pathways in our brains. Stress activates production of certain proteins that affect mood. So what you are experiencing is actually "normal" and the way our brains are designed. Some of these molecules stimulated by stress have very long half lives. I learned just recently that one of them has a half life of 6 weeks! So that is why stressful events, such as death in the family, divorce, failing in school, not getting along with a dear friend, etc. can have long ranging effects, and result in changes in mood that last long after the events themselves are gone. One thing you can do to help is try to lessen the stress in your life. But the effect on depression will not be immediate. Hang in there.