Rose - Depression Self Help 7 Quick Techniques to Stop Depression Today

Thereare many factors that could be the cause of a person suffering from depression.In this particular chapter we take a brief look at what these factors are.

Factor1 Genes

Instudies carried out it has been shown that there are certain people who willinherit certain genes from their parents that makes them much more likely tosuffer from depression. But having said that not everyone who inherits thisgene will actually get depressed. In fact just as with other illnesses such asdiabetes just because you have inherited the gene from your father doesntautomatically mean that you will develop this condition, what it in fact meansis there is a chance of you getting it.

Infact there are just as many people in the world today who suffer fromdepression and yet there is no history of other members of their familysuffering from it as well.

Factor2 Brain Chemistry

Normallywhat happens is that certain neurotransmitters (chemicals) within the brainthat regulate our moods are in very low supply. As a result of this trying tomaintain control of these feelings of sadness becomes a lot more difficult.Although there are many factors that can lead to an imbalance in the activityof neurotransmitters in the brain, those who are genetically disposed tosuffering from this illness are more likely to find this is the cause of themfeeling depressed.

Factor3 Seasons and Daylight

Manypeople do not realise that daylight can affect the way in which our brainproduces certain chemicals (neurotransmitters) such as serotonin and melatonin.Both of these chemicals that the brain produces have an effect on the way wefeel.

Alsowhat you need to be aware of is that these two chemicals do affect how muchsleep one gets, as well as our mood and energy levels. Throughout the wintermonths our brain works on producing more melatonin than serotonin as it helpsus to cope with less daylight. However in some people their brains seem to havechosen at this time to produce more serotonin instead and as a result suchpeople are much more sensitive to changes in the season and how much daylightis available. This particular form of depression is more commonly referred to asSAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder).

Factor4 Life Events

Thedeath of say a member of ones family, a friend or pet can lead to someonesuffering from depression. Also other traumatic events in a persons life suchas their parents becoming divorced or them separating from their partner canprove too much for them to handle. For children even such things as moving homeor going to a different school could lead to them suffering from depression.

Factor5 Family and Social Environment

Ifa person lives in a stressful, unhappy or negative environment this can alsolead to them possibly developing this condition as their levels of self esteembecome reduced. Certainly for anyone who lives in a home where violence iscommon the risk of them developing this particular illness is much greater thesame goes for those who live in homes where money is an issue or where theydont have a home at all.

Foryoung people having to deal with issues such as harassment, bullying or peerpressure can leave them feeling not only insecure but also very isolated. Ifthese people are not provided with the right kind of support then the risk ofthem becoming depressed is greatly increased.

Factor6 Health and Hormones

Thereare certain health conditions that people suffer from these days that can causehormone levels to become unbalanced and which will affect the way a personfeels. Normally once the health problem has been diagnosed and treatment beginsthen in a short space of time people find that the feelings that are associatedwith depression begin to disappear.

Howeverit isnt only other health problems that can lead to someone suffering fromdepression. Things such as a going through puberty can increase the chances ofa person suffering from this illness. Also should a certain condition goundiagnosed then this could also lead to someone suffering from depression.