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

It is probably when you think that after having a good time certainly there will be a bad time about to come.

Clinical depression is a chemical imbalance therefore things may be going great and we still feel depressed. If this happens for a period of two weeks or longer, the person should seek professional help.

Depression could be caused by unresolved core beliefs and certain automatic thought patterns. Some of these thought patterns disqualify positive outcomes and reinforce negative beliefs such that one could still feel depressed even when life is general going great.

Because depression is real! You can have what seems like a great life. Cars, beautiful home, loving family, money, etc. On the outside it could seem like you are blessed and you are... but because you suffer from a mental illness called depression, you can't help but still be in a "down" mood. Hard to shake the sadness but all you can do is surround yourself with people who love you and have your best interest at heart! If you need to, talk to someone you know and trust so you can get help you need. Stay strong because you are strong!

It could be a chemical imbalance in the brain manifesting as depression. When I had postpartum depression after I had my baby I was so confused. Life was great yet I felt miserable. I got onto an antidepressant and that has helped immensely. Therapy is a great option too to work through whatever latent issues you may have. Sometimes these spells last for a couple weeks. Other times months. Some people clinically have depression and it's something they face their whole lives. But there are so many different avenues to help you cope with it no matter which it is.

From my experience, the same routine that you are following everyday is making you depressed. In life, there should be a change to feel alive, there should be hurdles and challenges that makes you more strong and thus you feel more alive. If there is nothing in your life for you to do, by following the same working routine you will feel more like a robot so what you actually need (in my humble opinion) is something new. That could be a hobby, a part time activity or maybe just go start talking with stranger while jogging in early morning or be a listener here.

You are allowed to feel depressed even when it appears life is going great for you. I understand it is confusing for you feel like there is no reason to feel depressed yet you do feel that way anyways. Depression is a mental illness and can be both due to events that occur/ period of your life or it can also be biological factor/ chemical imbalance. Both are not the fault of yourself and you should not feel guilty about the situations, for it is not something you asked for. It is kind of similar in the sense of people who need glasses because they do not have 20/20 vision, they did not ask or choose to not have perfect vision, in a way that is what it is like with mental illness. It is not based on what is occurring around us all the time, sometimes it is just the way our brains function. This is perfectly normal and there is no shame in it. Luckily we have the technology advancements that allow us help with these situations! Some stuff works for some people and some stuff does not, do not feel discouraged about that. Feeling a certain way is okay because you and your situations matter. Just know you are not alone and things will get better even though it may seem impossible now!

Because depression impacts your brain in a way that still affects us despite how good our life is going. Even days where we think "I should be happy right now" we can instead feel empty, sad, or other emotions related to depression. Depression can go deeper than external events. In fact, during parties, vacations, or other happy activities we may feel even more depressed than usual. This could be for a variety of reasons. Depression, if severe enough, may also dampen our ability to feel positive emotions with the same intensity. So in short, sometimes experiencing depression doesn't change if our life is going great or not great. Depression just is. Going to counseling or working through the underlying causes of the depression might help to attempt to balance the parts of your brain that are making you feel this way.

Sometimes depression can feel like a mystery when external factors are going well but it's the internal ones that are most important as you need to be able to truly enjoy and find fulfillment in what you do and achieve in your life. if you're not able to do so, even if from the outside things look great for you, you can be left feeling depressed, empty and unfulfilled by an otherwise 'great' life because your emotional and mental needs are not being met. We all have the very human need to feel connected to our own lives and to each other, to feel enjoyment in our lives, to make meaningful connections and impacts upon ourselves and others and to feel understood and supported by those around us. Without that, we can be left feeling adrift and unconnected.

Well in my personal experience, it can have to do with how things have been in your past not necessarily how things are now. Or maybe a bad experience you had at work/school or something similar. Maybe it's because of the way other people that are close to you have treated you, there are loads or different reasons. Some have to do with a chemical imbalance in the brain, others are to do with grief or missing some one close to you. It depends entirely on you and your life. How you see things, your opinions and how you approach tasks in life. The way in which you look at or experience the world can have a drastic effect on how you feel.