What is the Cause of Depression?

So, what is the cause of depression? What really is it? And if you know the answers to these questions then perhaps, you will not be depressed any longer. When you have found out what is the cause of your depression, the question is what are you going to do about it? Well, as humans, we do have a variety of choices and we really can make a difference in our life, right?

So, what is the cause of depression? We are all pretty much the same, right? That means that whatever is inside of us, that makes us unique, that makes us a unique individual, that makes us human, it is what makes us happy or sad. That is the reason as to why we have so many choices as to what we do with our lives. We can choose to do good and help others, we can choose to do good and help ourselves, or we can choose to do nothing at all.

This is the way that life is, the way that everything is, and everything will continue to be. However, we have this amazing opportunity to decide what kind of life we want to live. Our choices, the way that we live our lives, can either help us get to where we want to go, or, they can hold us back. But, if we continue to make the right choices, if we choose to live positively, then, eventually, we will reach our destination.

So, what is the cause of depression? It is, simply, the choices that we make in life. In fact, life would be so much more enjoyable, peaceful, and fulfilling, if we made the right choices. Perhaps, the question is, what are the choices that we need to make? Life would be so much more worth living, if we lived positively.

One of the biggest causes for happiness and sadness, are the relationships that we have with those that are special to us. The cause of sadness, is the loss of those special relationships. Sometimes, we simply lose touch with who we once were. Whether it's because of death, divorce, marriage, or moving, sometimes it's a simple matter of not knowing what to do with our time.

Yet, there are times when we simply do not have the time to spend with people who bring us joy. And, we need that joy, and we need it now! We look around at our friends and family, and we realize that most of them are no longer among us. Sometimes, it takes someone special to remind us what we are capable of. Sometimes, just knowing that there are people who believe in and love us enough to see us through the worst of times, can lift us up.

But, the difference here is that, we as individuals, get to make the decision, not everyone else, about whether we're going to be "healed" by the common good. There is a big difference between "healing" and "sending us to a loony bed in a padded room." I believe in sending depressed people for good, honest treatments by trained professionals who are aware of what causes depression, and how to help people get better. And, yes, there is hope for those of us who suffer from depression, and we should not dismiss the serious nature of the problem, but neither should we allow depression to keep us from living our life to the fullest.

For those of us in the middle, there are a number of different causes for our unhappiness. Yet, the one thing we do have in common, is that we are human. And, the one thing we don't have in common, is the ability to choose whether or not we are going to feel happy and full of energy, every day. It is up to us. Will you choose to feel alive and happy every day, or will you choose to sit around in the dark, thinking about the unhappy thoughts of other people?