Hi Kasey
Welcome to our support community! You've come to a great place. You'll find a lot of great information and supportive members here to help you along your journey. Please don't hesitat to ask questions and to post as often as you'd like.
There are a number of underlying issues that may be contributing to your depressions. Depression is associated with a number of problems in thinking. Depressed people tend to ruminate and worry and think about the same negative thoughts over and over and over again. Depression is also associated with stress, negative life events and problems in living. Stressful life events have been found to be associated with general health and well-being
Stressful events in childhood and adolescence increase the risk for depression. For example, women with a history of childhood sexual or physical abuse have more symptoms of anxiety and depression and are four times more likely to develop depression as compared to women without a history of childhood abuse.
Positive social support is a key ingredient for physical and mental health, and it is different from just having people around. Friends and family can be very supportive, neutral or even very unhelpful. The term “positive social support“ is used to describe relationships in which people feel that they can trust and confide in the other person and get the support that they need.
Start working through the program when ready for great information and exercises that will help answer your questions. Keep track of your symptoms and bring them with you to your next doctor visit. He/she'll be able to make specific suggestions for you.
Sylvie, Bilingual Health Educator
