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What triggers your times of depression

  • a loss or death in the family

  • a argument with someone close

  • when someone appears to have rejected me

  • when I am struggling to pay my bills

  • When my health seems to be getting worse

  • I can't seem to think of any triggers at all

  • just getting up in the morning

  • there isn't any triggers. I'm always depressed

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I was wondering if you all have given any thought to what usually triggers your depression or times of sadness? I had an incident that would have overwhelmed me a few months ago happen recently and I was really kinda surprised it didn't trigger a depressive episode with me.
What usually happens that causes you to get depressed?
 
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DH and I are depressed when we're struggle with bills mostly DH is depressed than I am.. What depresses me is when there is like not enough things to do or I'm overwhelmed with to much to do.. Just not a happy ballance of things that are in my life to do.. If that makes sense..
 
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I suppose it could be all of the above.... it really depends. I voted about when I argue with someone close, when my health is getting worse, and then (just to be contradictory), I said that there aren't any triggers, I'm always depressed. It really depends - there are triggers sometimes, but other times - nights especially - I just get depressive (or manic sometimes as well).
 
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BlessedMommy05 said:
DH and I are depressed when we're struggle with bills mostly DH is depressed than I am.. What depresses me is when there is like not enough things to do or I'm overwhelmed with to much to do.. Just not a happy ballance of things that are in my life to do.. If that makes sense..
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Totally makes sense to me...I feel the same way ;)!
 
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BlessedMommy05 said:
DH and I are depressed when we're struggle with bills mostly DH is depressed than I am.. What depresses me is when there is like not enough things to do or I'm overwhelmed with to much to do.. Just not a happy ballance of things that are in my life to do.. If that makes sense..
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I think the key word you mentioned is "balance". I don't have a lot of that when I get depressed. Most of the time if I take time for me then I feel guilty.
This morning was wonderful. I went for a walk, went to a bookstore, took a long shower and rested. I felt guilty a little bit, but told myself that it was okay and that I needed some time to rest.
 
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