Why is it so hard to manage depression, even though one might have studied depression, and knows all of the right things to do?

Everything is easier said than done. Just because you can help someone with a certain condition, doesn't mean that you can help yourself alone. Maybe you can look into another option such as counseling or self-help guides.

Depression effects each person differently ,It is important you talk to someone just because someone has studied depression it doesnt mean the person cant seek help to sometime you need someones help dont be ashamed 1 in 3 people suffer with depression at some point in their lives

Depression is a personal thing. It makes us feel vulnerable and alone. It will always be able to get us even if we know everything about it. But you can get better. Reach out for help. We all need help sometimes. It is okay. And always remember you are beautiful the way you are.

To truly understand depression, you must learn it from your experience. Relating is a part of understanding your depression and taking the necessary steps to overcome it. Learning is part of the journey, but experience is a whole new perception on depression.

Motivation. It's hard to get motivation when you're depressed, you know what you need to do to get help for it. But you make excuses or don't have the motivation.

When we have depression even though we know what to do, sometimes we can still have trouble doing it and need help to do so

Knowledge doesn't neccessarily equal power. Knowledge in action is power. So one might know a lot of things, and maybe also do all the right things. But we shouldn't forget that emotions are not known to be rational at times. So in the end it takes you more of a strong will!

Alas, depression is a human emotion, not a controlled event that happens in a science lab that you can manipulate and subdue by knowing the right formulae to execute. I've seen many of the best psychologists and therapists who have had their fair struggles with this emotion. Nevertheless it only motivates them more to help the people in need more compassionately when they seek them.

Depression is a state of mind and has many facets. It may be caused by so many factors so at times the apparent factor and real factors are not clear. Another thing is that the state of mind in depression is such that one is greatly negative in approach to things which makes things difficult. Therefore it might be a bit difficult for one to overcome depression without support from another person. The support could be in various forms.

This question is one I have asked myself a lot. As a Neuroscience major in undergrad, I feel like I had thoroughly studied and understood depression from an academic lens. As a mentor and supervisor of undergraduate students, I had referred and counselled countless students with depression and other issues surrounding wellness and mental health. But suddenly, when I moved away from home and began grad school in a lonely and unfamiliar place, I experienced a mild depressive episode. I barely ate, barely left my bed, and barely kept up with school. I made excuses to my friends as to why I couldn't see them, and to my family I lied saying that I was ok. I wasn't ok. There were dark places of loneliness that no amount of academic foresight could have prepared me for. Depression knocks you off your feet. Knowing how it worked biologically didn't help. Knowing that I needed to seek help didn't help. Depression seemed to suck away any care I had towards the things that I had previously learned. Not only did my depression isolate me from the people I loved, but it also isolated me from the things that I knew. Knowing that I had to do certain things but lacking the motivation simply made me feel overwhelmed with feelings of inadequacy, sending me spiralling into further depths of self-blame. Knowing what depression was academically did not prepare me for what it was in reality.