Posted by JennyR on June 26, 2001, at 9:40:39
In reply to thought this was interesting..., posted by judy1 on June 24, 2001, at 12:43:20
I know what triggers depression in me. When stressful things happen, I can bounce back if it is one or two, or maybe three things. But when too many things come at me too fast, too many incidents, too many situations, like a boxer in the ring who is reeling from the punches that keep coming and he can't do anything about it, that's when that spiraling down happens for me. So you could say it's situationally based, at least the trigger. But what it sets in motion I believe is chemical - high cortisol, low on the good neurotransmitters, etc, and I just go down for the count (to keep that boxing thing going....) Once that downward spriraling happens, all that goes with it kicks in.
I think environment plays another factor, early poor care-giving, I believe predisposes you, as does genetics.
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