Surviving Depression Surviving Depression Depression is a result of stress. This stress can take on many forms. It can be the result of bottled up, suppressed anger, grief, loss, disappointments, loneliness or mental strain. When this happens, some people seem to fall into a sad place inside themselves. This place is hopeless, like a dark black hole, it is frightening, empty, and seems without end.
Some people lose interest in life and in things that they used to enjoy.
People who are depressed see misery everywhere. Serious depression can affect the body and deplete it of its strength. Those that are feeling depressed don't care about doing much of anything, and just go through the motions of life without caring. They feel there is little point of anything. The following is a brief list of symptoms of depression and how to recognize the behavior.