How Much of Depression Do You Bring on Yourself, if It Starts an Early Age?

Question by roswelldreamer: How much of depression do you bring on yourself, if it starts an early age?
People keep telling me to take responsbility now and I am. But I can’t change anyone else. I have emotional breakdowns. My aunt has a brain cancer and that is another thing that is bringing my family down, especially my mother. I think of myself as a burden and I never feel like I am trying hard enough. That nothing I ever do will be good enough. I live with my family. It will be at least a year or two before I could even think about moving out. Why can’t I stop the depression and feel better? Medication, therapy, writing, walks, talking with friends, even talking with family after my emotional breakdowns, started up hobbies. But I still feel so empty. I just feel like I brought this on myself somehow. That you can only use depression as an excuse so much. I can’t change my thoughts of suicide or wanting to end it all. It’s not as intense, but it lurks in my mind almost everyday.

Best answer:

Answer by Brittany H
depression is a disease. It is not something that you bring upon yourself. You should stop beating yourself up about it. I mean, you didn’t ask to be depressed anymore than your aunt asked to have brain cancer. You need to find out what TRULY makes you at ease and do that all of the time. Don’t put yourself in positions that will make you feel down. Eat some chocolate, hang out with friends, go on a vacation… talk to people. Hang in there.

Answer by paul y
You have a good grip on your problems. You need to get with a support group and talk these concerns out with people will will listen to your input and also you can benefit from the input of other people and how they handle their concerns.

This is called “group” therapy and most people can learn from the stories of other people as we all suffer from depression at one time or another. You need a spiritual side of your life that you can live with. I don’t know your personal beliefs but there is a higher power we need to be connected with..some call it God and some call it nature but we should all be able to turn to make sense of this busy world.

This busy world and I will never agree! Good Luck..you are not alone.

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