The causes of depression are complex and diverse, which are related to people's temper, attitude and behavior habits, personal growth experience, family education and social environment, genetic factors, endocrine, nerve center and other diseases.
Simply put, the causes of depression can be summed up in three aspects: biological factors, psychological factors and social and environmental factors. These three factors are interactive, not just one aspect.
biotic factor
Depression is not a simple psychological problem. It's not just psychological factors that can lead to depression. There are many biological factors that can cause depression.
For example, biochemical factors, abnormal transmission function of some neurotransmitters in the central nervous system can lead to depression.
For example, genetic factors, people with a family history of depression have a significantly higher risk of depression than the general population, and the closer the blood relationship, the higher the incidence rate.
For example, physical diseases, especially chronic central nervous system diseases or other chronic physical diseases, may be an important risk factor for depression. Malignant tumor, hypothyroidism, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and other diseases are easily accompanied by depression.
In addition, the use and cessation of psychoactive substances may be risk factors for depression, and people who take drugs and drink alcohol are more likely to cause depression.
psychologic factor
Psychological factors, that is, what we usually call "personality".
People who are inferior, negative, pessimistic, overthinking, sensitive, suspicious, indecisive, cautious, conscientious, perfectionist and rigid are more prone to depression.
Depression is most likely to attack people who:
Lack of self-confidence and self-esteem, demanding and blaming yourself, relying too much on others, not rushing to solve problems, but immersed in anxiety and unable to extricate themselves from difficulties and crises;
Negative and pessimistic attitude, always feel excessive sadness and anxiety in the face of difficulties, feel that the future is dim, that there is no way out, no hope;
Poor psychological endurance, often falling into a state of sadness and depression due to trivial matters, overly sensitive to sadness, and a little trivial matter will also cause tears, which will last longer than normal people's sadness and will never be forgotten;
Too much doubt and caution, too much attention to details, rules, items, order or form, striving for perfection, too much emphasis on work effectiveness and neglecting fun and interpersonal communication;
Moral sense is too strong, rigid and stubborn, and social customs are too rigid.
Social and environmental factors
When we hear that others are depressed, we will ask, "What's the matter?" "What is the stimulus?" -the so-called social environmental factors, that is, these bad experiences, stress events, and stimulating blows.
For example, parents died young, lacked care and were abused. Bad experience is an important risk factor for their depression when they grow up.
For example, people who are unhappy, divorced or widowed (especially men) have a higher risk of depression than people with good marital status;
For example, stress events such as economic pressure, academic pressure and employment pressure may also lead to depression;
There are also major emergencies such as the death of relatives, major changes, natural disasters and man-made disasters. Those bad life events that are not disasters but have not been solved for a long time are also likely to lead to depression.
The misfortunes in life have hurt us, and those pressures have overwhelmed us. When we can't improve or accept the status quo, staying out of trouble will make us feel failure, despair, depression, anger, confusion, anxiety, fear ... These negative emotions accumulate excessively, which can easily lead to depression.
In a depressed state, our thinking will be influenced by negative emotions and wrong cognition, and it is difficult to objectively judge our own problems and make correct judgments. We need to invite professionals who have received professional training to diagnose us. We can't infer the results by feeling, let alone replace professional diagnosis with self-judgment.
At this time, a professional psychological counselor is particularly important. Find out the causes of depression from the root causes, and then make professional and suitable treatment plans according to personal conditions.
Only when these long-term painful "roots" are cured can you fundamentally get rid of those troubles in your current life and start a new life. Most directly, psychological counseling can help you get rid of mental and psychological pain and make you live more freely and happily.
The above is about depression and its related problems. If you have any related questions, please seek professional help. Psychological counseling is to use psychological theories and methods to help visitors find their own problems and their roots, tap their own potential, change their original cognitive structure and behavior, and maintain mental health.
Finally, choosing a suitable counselor is an important guarantee for the effect of psychological counseling. Please choose carefully.