Hi esthers,

Well, there is the debate on whether depression is coming from a chemical imbalance or rooted in experience, depending on whether we follow the psychopharmacy angle or the therapy angle.

A psychologist said that depression can come from a string of bad experiences and failures, which makes sense. It would follow that a person in this situation would be bottling up some frustrated anger along the way. However, some people seem to be able to bounce back OK and others fold up. It's a complicated issue.

IMHO some people are more vulnerable to depression than others. I certainly believe that poor parental bonding increases vulnerability to later depression, and sadly these are the very people likely to have the hard life experiences which they are ill fitted to cope with.

My own depression is characterised by a powerful but long suppressed anger against my parents, something that I have not always been able to recognise. Therapy helps.

In order to stop being angry, you need to know that you are angry in the first place, which is the first step towards a more normal life.

So, anger and depression? Yes, definitely connected in my view.

Cheers, Myzen.