Reasons for feeling depressed?
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Depression comes in many forms and for many reasons. It could be that your friend is under alot of pressure or stressed out about something. Sometimes its from feeling rejected by someone. Depression can sometimes be genetic. If someone in their family had it, its very likely that your friend would get it. Just let them know that it doesn't last forever and that you'll be with them through the whole thing. If things appear to be very bad, talk to your friend and get some help from a trusted adult.
depression really results from a chemical imbalance in the brain. that's why there are a lot of people that don't seem like they 'should be depressed', are. It doesn't really make a difference if she doesn't have a lot of problems in her life.. because the root of it is the chemical imbalance in her brain.
A chemical imbalance in the brain. Not enough exercise or a good diet can also cause problems.
She may not be eating properly, she may have a chemical imbalance, or maybe she's just stressed.little things like a less-than-expected grade, confrontations at school, little problems with friends, small arguments...these things can slowly build up over a period of time and can wear a person down, possibly causing sadness and depression. If her feelings of depression continue over long periods of time (a month or more) you should have her consult a doctor to rule out any chemical or hormonal imbalances.
CHEMICAL IMBALANCE!!
well, if some traumatic experience didn't trigger the depression, she is probably clinically depressed. it means that she would have a chemical imbalnce in the brain. some syptoms are loss of apetite, gian in apetite, change in sleep patterns, felling lonely and worthless, thoughts of suicide, suicidal tendencies, overwhelming sadness and anger, crying for no reason, feeling empy, and (i don't know how to put it) severe bordem. talk to her about it. it may be best for her to seek help. she's crying out for help, support her. best wishes.
There are a wide variety of reasons for depression. There are many people who suffer from chemical imbalances in the brain. Some you are born with and other can come from excessively doing any activity that releases chemicals into the brain. This causes an imbalance and can be corrected. If there is a natural imbalance medication may be required to fix it.
I call it a funk. I get that way from time to time and all your friend needs is someone to understand her. Depression is serious, it lasts way longer than a funk. just try to be there for her. She probably wont come up with a solution why she is acting this way until its over.
It has never been proved that depression is due to a chemical imbalance in the brain - there is no evidence to suggest whether chemical imbalances are a cause or effect of depression.
Depression often occurs when someones emotional needs aren't being met in balance. Tell her to look down this list of emotional needs and if they are being met or not:
# Security — safe territory and an environment which allows us to develop fully
# Attention (to give and receive it) — a form of nutrition
# Sense of autonomy and control — having volition to make responsible choices
# Being emotionally connected to others
# Feeling part of a wider community
# Friendship, intimacy — to know that at least one other person accepts us totally for who we are, “warts 'n' all”
# Privacy — opportunity to reflect and consolidate experience
# Sense of status within social groupings
# Sense of competence and achievement
# Meaning and purpose — which come from being stretched in what we do and think.
If not - then she needs to work on finding ways to get these needs met. Fortunatly we have got innate resources we can use to meet these needs, here:
* The ability to develop complex long term memory, which enables us to add to our innate knowledge and learn
* The ability to build rapport, empathise and connect with others
* Imagination, which enables us to focus our attention away from our emotions, use language and problem solve more creatively and objectively
* A conscious, rational mind that can check out emotions, question, analyse and plan
* The ability to 'know' — that is, understand the world unconsciously through metaphorical pattern matching
* An observing self — that part of us that can step back, be more objective and be aware of itself as a unique centre of awareness, apart from intellect, emotion and conditioning
* A dreaming brain that preserves the integrity of our genetic inheritance every night by metaphorically defusing expectations held in the autonomic arousal system because they were not acted out the previous day.
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