Why do I feel depressed even when my life is going great?

Depression is like a constant underlying current that taints our lens of how we view the world and ourselves. When times are good, we beat ourselves up for not feeling the part. We let the depression take precedence over the here and now. Depression is a fixation of thoughts and worries about the past - something that is not within your means to control. Understanding that depression is fixated on past events prevents you from being present in the now. It is important to know that it is okay and completely normal to feel depressed even though you think you "shouldn't" or have no reason to be - that is how depression manifests itself. But, depression is not a life sentence - remember, you have no reason to feel bad or beat yourself up for feeling how you do. Depression is a mental illness - clinically diagnosed or not - and is as real and prevalent as a torn ACL. Just as those with a torn ACL must deal with the latent consequences of such an injury, so must those dealing with depression (episodic or long-standing).

Just because you feel like you life is going great doesn't mean your mind will be at ease. Reward yourself with the things you love for efforts made and create self-love, because you're you and you're the most important thing in your life.

It can be due to different situations. You don't choose to feel depressed it just happens even when you're doing great. Identify the problem, what is keeping you of feeling good.

Depression can be situational, but it can also be genetic (runs in your family), hormonal (chemical), or a lot of other things.

Because there may be little things in life that keep building up affecting you, try to deplete them as best as you can. If there's some person or activity that keeps contributing to them, then try to find a way to isolate yourself from them/it. If it is a person you're close to, or even just an acquaintance, try to talk to them and see if you can find a way to stop the things if it would be easy on both parties. Majority of the time, it won't hurt to ask.

Anything in life can cause you to feel depressed, even the happiest people still have triggers of depression. It's not an unusual feeling, and there are some ways such as napping, talking to someone that cares, listening to music, etc. that can help!

a wide, wide variety of reasons, but if life seems to be going great, its unlikely to be situational (although that can still be the case). chemical imbalances in the brain (namely a decrease in serotonin and dopamine, and a possible increase in cortisol (a hormone that affects stress levels)) can be put to the cause of a period of depression when life seems to be stellar. it can also be too simple to pin the causes to one thing, so we must look at recent behavioural traits too. although someone may seem happy, things such as poor diet, self-care and hygiene can often go unnoticed even by the sufferer. these things may gradually begin to grow as an issue and make someones quality of life considerably worse. in short, there can be no one reason and there never can be, but its useful to assess which causes seem to be the most obvious in the given case and get appropriate help. also very fitting quote from atticus about mrs. dubose, mrs. dubose's morphine addiction represents a lot about the toxic relationship we can often have with our mental health, but its important to be proud we came through in the end!

Depression in not measured in things like wealth, success, friendships, family and other parts of life. You can have all of these things and still feel depression because depression is an internal factor that mentally impacts you. It can not be stopped or stalled by the things mentioned before, it can be managed and you can find ways to cope through it! There is no cure for depression and things can be going well for you, but you might still feel the symptoms of depression- but thats okay :) You are not defined by your mental illness

There is no set reason for depression - it's a disorder. Some people can have it tough but never feel depressed in their lives, some can live in paradise on earth but feel miserable. You have to explore your own depths, reach the very core of your being, understand how your mind works. The way our life is going can be very different from how our mind is doing. We're all just different. Most important thing - never let yourself think that you have "no reason to be depressed". If you are, you are - you have as much right to reach out and try to get help as anyone else.

Depression is not something that flows depending on how your life is going. It's a real condition, and the people that have it deserve attention and help. Even if you aren't "proved" to be depressed, this kind of thing happens. Sometimes you feel great despite your day not being particularly good, or you feel really sad even if something good happened. It's totally okay. You can't feel great constantly. Remember that you are loved, and that you can talk to any Listener here on 7 Cups if you ever feel the need to do so.