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I feel strongly that depression runs in families. a majority of my family has been depressed at one time despite no major hardships or tragedies. I don't know i

by blt 12y ago

I feel strongly that depression runs in families. a majority of my family has been depressed at one time despite no major hardships or tragedies. I don't know if it's genetic or based on learned attitudes, but the idea that you need a good reason to be depressed is completely wrong.

GolfyMcG 12y ago
You seem to find the idea of finding a "good reason" to be depressed a bad thing. I disagree. A lot of the skepticism around depression (and most mental health problems) stems from a lack of concrete knowledge about the cause and effect. We should be striving to use science and objective reasoning to determine the real causes of depression otherwise we won't be able to (1) accurately determine who really needs help in a world of limited resources and (2) provide a real solution. We should try to be understanding in the meantime but we shouldn't just accept that anyone can be depressed if they say so.