Thanks for your feedback.
Isn't it possible depression is environmental (being subject to depressed family members) vs. genetic? I see depression as a result of reality being out of line with expectations; I have decreased my level of depression without therapy and medication. I believe this was a choice on my part (did not want, of course, to pass this to my daughters).
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Originally Posted by da1prophet  I didn't believe it was hereditary either until I went to a psychiatrist and he asked me to fill out a form which included the mental health background of my immediate and extended family. When I needed a second page for this--just from the relatives I know--I started to think there might be something to the hereditary aspect... |