Signs You Have Depression Because of Your Childhood
Channel: Psych2Go
Date: 2024-02-04

Depression is more than just a state of sadness; it's a complex mental health condition that can have various roots. And childhood trauma can be one of them. Here are a few signs you have depression because of your childhood.  

IMPORTANT: Depression is a complex mental illness with many different possible causes. Childhood trauma can be the cause, but it doesn't have to be. If you didn't experience childhood trauma but are depressed, please know that your struggles are still valid! Please take care and talk to a mental health professional to get to the roots of your depression and come up with a treatment plan.

5 Signs You Are Severely Depressed, Not Just Sad: https://youtu.be/Of7fDDtCm2k
Signs You Have Smiling Depression: https://youtu.be/KxlhyYtE7i0
7 Signs It is Not Depression, But Sadness: https://youtu.be/Jjyx6cMdu7M

#depression #trauma #childhood 

Writer: Stela Kosic
Script editor: Michal Mitchell
Script manager: Kelly Soong
Voice Over: Amanda Silvera (www.youtube.com/amandasilvera)
Animator: Jemimah (new animator) 
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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