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

Because depression doesn't have much to do with your situation, it's about your mental and hormonal state. You could have a great situation and still have depression, or have a terrible life and not have depression. Depression is an illness and just like any physical illness it doesn't matter to depression how well your life is doing.

depression is an illness to the mind and not a second goes by when as humans we can block out emotions and thoughts, therefore no matter how hard you try your depression will constantly be a part of you on the good and the bad days but 7 cups will always be here to help you out with anything

Life is full of ups and downs and it's really easy to see the downs. It's ok to feel down when everything is going great. It's not something out of the norm. I find taking a moment to look at what's going on that's making me feel depressed and asking myself, "Is this really what is happening? What are some of the great things that I have done lately?"

Depression creeps at you quietly, it doesn't need reasons to emerge, it can be a result of cumulative effects from past events, trauma, even after years have passed and when life in the present seems great, it can strike anytime. At first it's like a headache that you tell yourself it'll go away on its own, just another bad day..But how many bad days does it take to realize something is not right. People think depression is being sad and crying all the time which is wrong. It's the constant feeling of being empty, numb, feeling worthless with an incredible low self esteem and life begins to seem pointless, isolating yourself from socializing to avoid questions sometimes completely shutting your close ones off. Thoughts like why keep trying if nothing makes you happy anyway? That's depression. If you are experiencing that today, know that you are not alone and there are many listeners, good friends as well as therapists who are happy to help you through your recovery journey. Never be afraid or shy to reach out before it's too late. Depression is manageable and for all people reading this, always remember you matter, you are loved, you are important, you value exactly as everyone else, never less!

Sometimes you may not know that you are indeed depressed. It kind of remains suppressed, for the lack of a better term. It's there, but you don't feel it's presence. It comes to your realization when you finally get tired and I don't mean that physically. Though mental exhaustion can result in physical one as well.

Depression isn't logical, as frustrating as that is. Depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain, and it isn't always triggered by an event in your life. Sometimes we can be depressed when things are going great because depression isn't always caused by outside forces--it's a mental illness. Just like you can get sick with cancer when your life is going great, you can get sick with depression.

Sometimes we all need a break, we are all humans after all, and once in awhile, we all break down.

Sometimes our hormones affect the way we feel our emotions. Going back to the basics is very helpful to manage hormones. This is things liked getting proper sleep, proper nutrition and exercise.

Because deep, deep in your heart, you know something is missing . I dont know what that is, only you know what is inside your heart .

You need to start analyzing yourself with great introspection as what are the beliefs or mental habits that are hindering your pursuit of happinesss and assess those mental habits whether or not they are reality based and then substitute them with more adaptive mental habits.