Factors that Might Prevent You From Bouncing Back From Depression

Like grief, depression can have a natural recovery time of its own. When the depression persists, other factors that may exacerbate the down mood can be:
1. Limited support system of family or friends
2. Decreased satisfaction from job
3. Loss of a sense of meaning and purpose
4. Inability to organize self in new directions
5. Money issues from spending too much or earning too little
6. Health problems
7. Lowering of expectations or belief in self due to the depression itself

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Online Resource: PBS Special on Depression