My depression has lifted. And, phone consultations are more direct and convenient. Yes, but most don't STAY depressed. It's usually a natural reaction to a situation or event, such as loss of a job, a broken relationship, or death of a loved one. But when the depression persists beyond a reasonable length of time it beomes a disorder with disturbances of mood, emotion, and judgement.
Depressed people have feelings of being trapped inside their experience and unable to escape.
They usually feel tired, hopeless, powerless, perhaps even apathetic or suicidal. Sometimes a physical examination reveals an underlying biological or chemical basis for the depression, which may be helped by medications. However, since emotions frequently surface as physical symptoms, it may be difficult to determine which is cause and which is effect. Since depression is often programmed into the mind via experience, imagination, or instruction, it can often be deprogrammed.