Depression do you think it stems from being abused as a child?

Question

don't remember most of my childhood
I have been to doctors and all that stuff
I know what happened to me its like a movie of sorts. With no feelings its hard to express .any way i go to work .i am one person funny always joking. Then my days off i don’t do any thing. I mean i have to cook but that’s it .i feels so sad all the time .I feel so alone in my loneliness. i have a family My mother lives in another state.
My sister lives in England. With most of my relatives .Now I am just babbling

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

No. Depression in and of itself has no one specific source. There are biological causes (one would hope are noticed early in life) and/or life experiences. Mental illnesses may also be caused by traumatic injury or it may be a result of how one reacts to a traumatic injury.

For example, a famous football player is all glory and happiness until he has a serious accident and can never expect to play again because both legs were amputated. He simply cannot play any more. At this point, he makes a decision to give up. From then on out - having piddled away his money while playing, he has nothing left but regrets. So the guy is feeling bad for month and months on end. Is that depression? Yes. Is it his childhood? No.

Depression may be situational and just that. It can be conditioned and unconditioned unless biological. But you have to experience what that person is experiencing to understand it.

Unfortunately, people are lazy sh*ts when it comes to psychoanalysis. They want to label someone and then throw a medication at them to make the problem go away. Frequently, however, that grossly insults the person, underestimates the situation, and demonstrates how cold, callous, and stupid they are. Then again, I don't think modern medicine is designed to work on solving real problems any more. It's more about business and money, so depression just gets talked around, but the real issues never really get addressed.

Answer 3

More often than not. Yes, it almost always does. Whether someone has been mentally, verbally, physically, or sexually abused, it causes havoc on one's self-esteem. Some even think "If I was abused, then I must have deserved it, because something's obviously wrong with me." Wrong! It's not their fault at all! But they grow up with that notion in their head. Almost like being brainwashed. Also, it may also have nothing to do with a abuse as a child. It could stem from a recent or earlier past tragic event. Whether a death, illness, stress, etc... I guess what I am saying is...not all abuse stems from being abused as a child, it can be a number of things. But yes, abuse as a child is a large factor.

Answer 4

I once heard that unresolved anger can cause depression. So childhood abuse could be a very logical explanation. But it also could stem from other issues as well.

If you find out that you are depressed, it might be a good time to explore whether something in your past makes you angry. If so, what can you do to overcome your anger?

I've also heard and found that laughter is a great release from depression. The happiest people are those that are thankful for what they have.

So to me, all of these point to the fact that a depressed person has issues in their life that they need to get resolved.

Answer 5

I believe that abuse can be a cause but many people had dysfunctional family life growing up and not all of them suffer from depression. Depression can often be the result of chemical imbalances in the brain. It can be caused by grief or loss, illness, stress, lack of a balanced and nutritious diet and/or lifestyle,etc. Until a person has a professional medical health assessment one cannot determine the major cause of depression.

Answer 6

Depression can certainly be a symptom of abuse. I have had friends that were abused and went to a good Counselor. It helped them sort everything out. When you are in the middle of it all, it's hard to see the forest for the trees. In my opinion, I recommend Counseling! Hope this helps.

Answer 7

Sometimes, I believe it does. If you question a lot of depressed patients, more often then not, they were abused. Other times, you get that one in a million patient that's had it all, and is depressed. It would make a good survey, and being abused as a kid would probably be right up there. ~~~

Answer 8

No doubt the neural connections made in your brain during childhood are responsible. Who knows what percentage is nature vs nurture, but I don't think you will find any learned person who would say that it doesn't contribute.

Fortunately, you live in an age where there are medications that can help you regulate the neural transmitters and aid you in overcoming this crippling disorder.

Best wishes.

Answer 9

Yes, I do...We shut out the hurt of the past alls you can do is try to face it,but if your not ready your mind wont let you till your strong enough to handle it...Make real sure you want to go there cause once you decide there's no turning back but there's also a relief of finding the truth..Good Luck..

Answer 10

We all were probably "abused" as a child!!! Not many people will tell you they had a "really great" childhood! So, no, I don't think depression is a direct and inevitable result of that. Depression, in my opinion - and I'm not a psychologist - is a result of serious dissatisfaction about one's life, or some aspect of it.

Answer 11

it can come from being abused, but also there could be a chemical imbalance in your brain, you could have had a hard life, and if your a teen like me, then the media puts alot of stress on you to be miss or Mr. perfect..U wouldnt believe how many people in America are actually depressed.