Depression is social hopelessness. You don't feel like you have a community that can help you achieve your goals, or even set goals that are attainable that wi

Depression is social hopelessness. You don't feel like you have a community that can help you achieve your goals, or even set goals that are attainable that will put you in the social role that you think you should be filling. The interplay between your self concept and societal expectations for you individually determine your mood stability Now, certain people (me) have behavioral contributors from childhood like massive trauma that makes it easier to feel low self worth. I would argue everyone has some trauma, but those with big trauma deal with it chronically.