For me depression is where one has depressed or suppressed a part of themselves, and that has brought them to a state where they are almost in mourning that that part of them, and then some sort of catalyst has increased that, to where they are absent from the self. Then this is given a label, depression, anxiety, etc, or a type of attachment disorder, depending on the symptoms, those symptoms can be changed in many, so it's not a permanent state, but one has to learn to become self aware so that they can make sure they don't slide back, Anti-depressants will help to an extent in the short term, because it replaces that hormone, but the body should not become reliant on it, they should at some point allow their bodies to start to create their own. The Wall - Pink floyd shows how from birth we are conditioned by our environment, and in order to deal with certain situations we build protective walls, and so walling ourselves off to the outside world, and ourselves. Or you could look at it as being slightly empty of certain sides, they call these the shadow self, because they are neglected, we often don't even know they are there until something crashes, or happens to us, and it forces us to accept there is something going wrong within, and that's up to us to have the courage to face. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_LdAp5upvo So many behaviours, like staying in the mind and dismissing the emotions, obsessive compulsive disorders, addictions, sadistic behaviours, sexual acting out, these are all numbing behaviours in order to avoid feeling the emotional pain that we couldn't feel when it was denied to us when young, or in some part of our development, often babies and children that are not held, will be unable to emotionally connect to others, their filter will be a mental one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qESuSVmZnNw

For me depression is where one has depressed or suppressed a part of themselves, and that has brought them to a state where they are almost in mourning that that part of them, and then some sort of catalyst has increased that, to where they are absent from the self. Then this is given a label, depression, anxiety, etc, or a type of attachment disorder, depending on the symptoms, those symptoms can be changed in many, so it's not a permanent state, but one has to learn to become self aware so that they can make sure they don't slide back, Anti-depressants will help to an extent in the short term, because it replaces that hormone, but the body should not become reliant on it, they should at some point allow their bodies to start to create their own. The Wall - Pink floyd shows how from birth we are conditioned by our environment, and in order to deal with certain situations we build protective walls, and so walling ourselves off to the outside world, and ourselves. Or you could look at it as being slightly empty of certain sides, they call these the shadow self, because they are neglected, we often don't even know they are there until something crashes, or happens to us, and it forces us to accept there is something going wrong within, and that's up to us to have the courage to face. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_LdAp5upvo So many behaviours, like staying in the mind and dismissing the emotions, obsessive compulsive disorders, addictions, sadistic behaviours, sexual acting out, these are all numbing behaviours in order to avoid feeling the emotional pain that we couldn't feel when it was denied to us when young, or in some part of our development, often babies and children that are not held, will be unable to emotionally connect to others, their filter will be a mental one.

You can call 988 for mental health.