i'm confused is depression an illness or a state of mind? maby a bit of both?
2006-08-16 19:22:29 · 17 answers · asked by Dynamo with a boost of Sard 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
It's definitely got to do with both of them, you get different forms of depression, the one you go through when you have had a baby is illness, but when you are depressed because you broke up with your boyfriend is a state of mind it all depends on you how Long you are going to be depressed, the first you actually need medication for, the second you need a good jol and meet someone else. Depending on what is causing the depression that is what determine's what type of depression it is.
2006-08-16 20:26:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
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2016-05-16 07:47:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
an illness that effects your state of mind. I'm just at the end of treatment and can notice a considerable difference in myself since being on medication. However, I would still recommend natural remedies for depression due to the effects the medication had on me.
2006-08-16 19:31:40 · answer #3 · answered by wenjowade 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both positive and negative experiences, chronic stressors, and various other environmental factorscan cause depression but most causes of mood and anxiety disorders remain unknown. A strong genetic predisposition is often blamed for mental illnesses as it is seen that depression run in families. But early life stress, and in progress stress situations cause and determine individuals to respond to stress and become vulnerable to major depression, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and other psychiatric disorders.
2006-08-19 12:02:55 · answer #4 · answered by bidia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say it`s both which if left untreated only gets worse. I once thought depression was only an illness until someone very close to me committed suicide. I now realize depression is a very serious thing to suffer from
2006-08-16 20:35:03 · answer #5 · answered by mystic_chez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Down time is normal. Feeling down is "normal" clinical depression is malfunctioning brain stuff which causes a poor state of mind.
2006-08-16 19:28:54 · answer #6 · answered by RiddleMeThis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An illness. It happens when your brain doesn't produce enough serotonin which is a chemical that makes you happy
2006-08-16 19:32:11 · answer #7 · answered by Jazmin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depression is an illness and needs to be treated correctly to get better
2006-08-16 19:28:08 · answer #8 · answered by nomiadich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely both. The longer it sticks around the more likely one turns into the other.
2006-08-16 19:31:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An illness. It happens when your brain doesn't produce enough serotonin.
2006-08-16 19:26:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋