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Are there any common causes of depression?

Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 24, 2014
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In my experience, emotional trauma causes depression. The trauma can differ from person to person, but anything that causes emotional pain can cause depression.
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Profile: how2deal
how2deal on Nov 6, 2014
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Repressed uneasy feelings not worked on especially when something unexpected occurs from the smallest of issue like someone bumping into us by hitting their shoulders on our shoulders even by accident that we did not forgive the other for and it happens every now and then in crowded places and anger builds up due to unforgiveness and acceptance. "When we are unable to forgive that becomes like poison within us in form of anger/numbness for example. We forgive not cos the other deserve it but cos we deserve the unforgiveness to be off us to have a healthy mind to move on."
Profile: SoldierSam
SoldierSam on Oct 22, 2014
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Depression is often caused by boredom. When the member or person has to much time, and not enough to do, the mind begins to over-think and this seems to be a major cause in depression
Profile: Gemma8483
Gemma8483 on Oct 29, 2014
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Genetics, bullying, physical/sexual/emotional/finacial or any other kind of abuse, low self esteem, addiction(which also happens to be a common symptom)
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Nov 4, 2014
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From what I've observed, common causes of depression would be trauma from a bad past, bad childhood, broken home, abuse, and rejection.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Sep 23, 2014
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common causes of depression are loneliness , the fear of loosing the loved ones or fear of some kind of failure..
Profile: KaraNicole99
KaraNicole99 on Sep 24, 2014
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A common cause of depression has to do with low self esteem. It is hard to love yourself if you can't see the good in yourself.
Profile: Aflower
Aflower on Oct 23, 2014
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Lack of people who care about you and feeling alone, like you are not special to anyone. Maybe also the circumstances you are going through life are dragging you down...
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 29, 2014
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sometimes traumatic events in ones life cause be a root cause for depression, but in the grand scheme of things, depression is a chemical imbalance. Some people are more susceptible to having depression than others because of their biological makeup and also the environment in which they live.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Nov 2, 2014
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Depression can be caused by so many things. Life changes, hormones, tragedy, stress. Anything can cause depression, but there are also many ways of effectively handling it.
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Anonymous on Nov 7, 2014
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Different perception on the world, who you are as a person, life events, family traits, death of loves ones.
Profile: Ari
Ari on Nov 15, 2014
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Genetic; behaviour of the family, or the society where you grow up; the way your friends or closest ones treat you; your personality; etc... there are a lot of causes.
Profile: Damalos
Damalos on Sep 15, 2014
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There often isn't only one cause. It's often caused by a mix of biological, psychological and/or stressful traumatic events.
Profile: 00690389
00690389 on Sep 18, 2014
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It honestly depends on the person, if the person has a history of depression than they are more likely to become depressed more often, people under a lot of stress can also fall into a depression because they can start to think "they are worthless" and things of that nature. So the only common causes of depression I've seen is by letting stress build up.
Profile: Emmychan
Emmychan on Sep 18, 2014
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Many things can cause depression. Often times it's simply the brain being unbalanced for genetic reasons out of our control.
Profile: colorfulcrocs
colorfulcrocs on Oct 24, 2014
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Yes, many reasons for depression. It could be from a person's passing, a friend doesn't want to be your friend anymore, being lonely, parents, school work, bullying. There are many causes of depression but, don't worry things to get better. :)
Profile: happyhelper3
happyhelper3 on Oct 25, 2014
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There is no single cause of depression. You can develop it for different reasons and it has many different triggers.
Profile: Harri
Harri on Oct 27, 2014
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There is no clear cause of depression, however genetics can have a major role in determining whether someone will suffer from depression. It is also common in people with high levels of certain RNA. You can reduce your chances by being fit, healthy and active as best as you can
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 29, 2014
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A traumatic event or a big change can commonly cause depression. Sometimes it just happens and there's no cause and that's common too
Profile: Nervana1
Nervana1 on Oct 31, 2014
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It can be a negative relation ..excessive anxiety leads to depression ..lack of sleep , and excessive thinking
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