Depression Tree

The following Symptoms for at least two weeks for most the days.

1. Trouble sleeping

2. Lack of interest and motivation

3. Feeling tired, no energy

4. Thoughts about death

5. Sad, down, depressed, hopeless

Factors that can contribute to depression:

External Factors:

Weather

Poverty

War, violence

Unemployment

Natural Disaster

Lack of opportunities

Epidemics, Pandemics

Racism, Discrimination, Oppression

neglect, abandonment

Lack of meaning

Lack of Purpose

Psychological

Trauma and Losses

Life Challenges

Life Style

health problems

addictions

Internal Factors

Unhealthy diet, lack of quality sleep, lack of a routine, inactivity,

Unemployment, life transitions, failures, divorce, separation, conflicts, relationship challenges.

Loss of a loved one, health, job, status, possessions, etc.

Sexual, physical, verbal, emotional trauma

Unhelpful thoughts, Low self esteem

Emotional Wounds: rejection, guilt

Health and Biology

Spiritual crisis

Genetics, hormones, chronic pain, chemical imbalance, physical exhaustion

Eating more or less than usual

Lack of Concentration

Feeling bad about yourself