Wow, that's interesting! I think it's the case where it's a major life change. For me, going to college was going an hour away from home, away from my friends (and a teacher to whom I was attached) to live with different people.



And then when graduating college, most of my friends were headed elsewhere, as I was headed back home. It was compounded by the fact that my boyfriend was staying there, while I was going home an hour away. There was this night near the end the college where there was this celebration at the newspaper where we both worked--I was really sad and didn't want to go, while he felt (and said) I was ruining it for him. And then at the last party, kinda the same thing. (We broke up maybe 5 months after graduation, probably for the best!)

The major life changes like that can be so difficult. Starting in the "real world," often moving locations, separating from friends. Not surprising that many people end up depressed and/or with intense anxiety...