Is it normal for depression to come back? I felt like I worked through it years ago but now it's back.

Recovery is not linear, there will be ups and downs. Perhaps talking about your worries may help prevent them from causing you to become depressed again.

It is of course. The term used is a relapse. Even though you have fought it before that does not necessarily mean it will be easier the next time. Its important to mention this to your Support team either you G.P or Therapist.

I tend to think of depression like a grizzly bear; it has its hibernation periods. For the fortunate few the bear will come, feeding on their garbage and eventually move on but for others the bear may choose to become a regular. Slinking back off to its den every now and again, letting you feel like finally you’re alone before making its reentrance full force and roaring, hungry for more. However that’s not to say things can’t be done to tame a bear. Learning to live along side your bear is possible. When your bear is making too much mess in what was your neatly tucked away garbage you can always use redirection; give the bear something to occupy it, an activity to channel the urges and distract from the festering food left out. You and your bear will find and fall into a manageable routine until hibernation period comes again- or perhaps your bear will be full, maybe the garbage is gone finally and you and your bear will part ways. Either way there’s lots of people with their own bears, talk to them about how they handle theirs and it may just help you with yours.

Yes it is normal for depression to come back, even years later. Was there anything particular that helped you through last time? Maybe try these things again and reach out for some support

It's perfectly normal! Depression can happen at anytime so if you feel like it's back, I think you should consider speaking to someone. Perhaps take a survey online for your symptoms, if you want to be sure.

It is completely normal, don't feel bad! It can sometimes be hard because we worked so hard on it before but it is completely normal and it can come back through recent events or thoughts and feelings or just from nothing, all of that is completely normal. Don't give up! Do all the same things that you did before and with time it will be gone. Be easy on yourself and most importantly know that it is a natural feeling and it is just a feeling so don't be scared of it. I hope this helped! Message me at any time. I send you love and I'm keeping you in my prayers.

Depression is natural as winter is in the yearly cycle. Or like night, in daily cycle. One will avoid depression only if one wants super elation from dopamine releases in the brain. But these 2 states are connected like day and night. So you cannot have one without the other. It's like depression is below the line, and "happy" is above the line. Also, when goals are achieved, changes come, and these changes are interpreted like "depression". Old things go away, but we are attached to old things, old ways, and we feel depressed because we see they go away, or we see that they are not here anymore. Goals. New goals. Bigger goals. This helps with depression always. A new cycle. A new target. Bigger target than the previous. But not too big, because if the difference is too high, then it's easy to fall into the traps of "failures" and bla bla. New goals.

Yes. Depression is different for everybody and everyone works at a different pace (aka some heal faster than others). I've suffered from depression for 3 years and can say that I'm a slow healer rather than a fast one. I have lost my grandmother who I was close with which is when my depression started. After talking to people and learning techniques to manage my depression, I was able to overcome it... so I thought. It comes back when you least expect it and it never goes away. But there are always ways to manage it. Please reach out to one of our listeners if you need somebody to talk to and listen to you!