Most people don’t really know the causes of depression and hence they can’t safeguard themselves or their loved ones from it. Yet, it is important to know that depression is like any other disease that are induced by many factors.

Here are some of the causes of depression:

• Hereditary factors: Depression is brought by family genetic genes. It can run in families for generations.
• Drugs and alcohol: Addicts are likely to suffer from major clinical depression.
• Certain medications: Some types of medications can lead to depression or aggravate it further. Blood pressure drugs, sleeping pills, antibiotic medicines and some contraceptive pills can lead to depression.
• Life Problems: Experiencing the loss of a loved one, a pink-slip, divorce, breakup etc can cause to mood swings and gradually trigger depression.
• Medical condition: Depression is perhaps the most apparent reaction to diseases, especially to the more sinister ones like Cancer, Tuberculosis and Diabetes
• Personality: Individuals may have character traits that lead to depression. They have too much worry, pessimism, low self esteem and feelings of guilt and worthlessness.
• Insufficient zinc: Low quantities of zinc in the diet can lead to having extreme copper levels. It will result in low moods and insomnia that leads to depression
• Gender: Women are more likely to suffer from depression than men, the reason for this is that women’s hormones play an important part with a battle of constant changes can make women feel like she’s on a roundabout, not knowing when to exit.

For me, personality was the ultimate reason.

Since young, i was a pessismistic and introvert kind of person.

I think negatively and rather keep to myself than having people around me. I simply don’t like to talk much

But right now, i making an effort to interact with people more often and see the positive side of things.

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Regards,
Ariff