The Effect of a Loss on Depression

A major emotional shock can generate an actual electrical jolt in your brain. Depression can result when a series of upsetting events over time prompts the safety mechanism to break down and go awry. For some people, a depression response can occur even months later, when the problems themselves have already subsided. Often the safety measures cease proper function when upheavals add up. A loss that sends some one else into a depressive spiral might not affect you on the same scale or vice versa.