Psych question: What is the root cause of depression?
I ask due to my own concern with my well-being. I have fallen off a cliff of joy for accepting my depression. Yet, the question remains in my mind, as to whether this is healthy, much like my smoking habit.
I have the basic question presented, as the root cause of depression, and what it may mean about itself?
My personal take: Depression originated from self-hated, self-punishment, and self-mortification. In these realms it seems that depression has always attained better success at treatment due to a change in environmental factors and psychotherapy. It seems many forms of depression are neurotic or self-satisfying. I say this because it seems to me that depression is self-satisfying in even a masochistic sense. Many people kill themselves due to this self-perpetuating nature of self-inflicted harm, and this also seems true.
What are your thoughts?
I have the basic question presented, as the root cause of depression, and what it may mean about itself?
My personal take: Depression originated from self-hated, self-punishment, and self-mortification. In these realms it seems that depression has always attained better success at treatment due to a change in environmental factors and psychotherapy. It seems many forms of depression are neurotic or self-satisfying. I say this because it seems to me that depression is self-satisfying in even a masochistic sense. Many people kill themselves due to this self-perpetuating nature of self-inflicted harm, and this also seems true.
What are your thoughts?
Comments (7)
Seek out psychotherapy. Don’t stick with the first psychologist that you meet. Be patient.
That’s it. GL
I appreciate the thoughts of these forum-members perhaps a bit more than you, and hence the question...
But, children would experience stress with or without Prozac, and be jolly fine. It's only later in life that depression or major depression occurs or its ill-effects on the mind.
I'm speaking generally, but, specific to my case, and none of that info was cherry picked, I do have schizophrenia and depression.
A person is continually stuck in a stressful situation where no natural action can ameliorate the stress. They become conditioned to accept such negative states.