Neuropsychiatric researchers rethink what depression might be
There&#x27;s no single cause and no single cure which is why it&#x27;s so hard.<p>I moved cities at 10 years old, and was bullied and isolated during the entirety of Middle School. Ever since then, I&#x27;ve always had negative and depressive thoughts lurking around. It&#x27;s just my normal.<p>A psychiatrist helped me understand that those formative years are when your cortex is developing. The cortex learns through repetition, and during those years I was having constant sadness and suffering events. So, my emotional intelligence learned to be that way and that&#x27;s why I&#x27;ve suffered ever since.<p>If I&#x27;m not pro active in thinking about being happy or doing active things, I default to being depressed. After almost 20 years, I&#x27;m still suffering.<p>A side effect of being isolated during those years is my social skills have taken longer to develop. I didn&#x27;t have a true batch of friends until college, but now I&#x27;ve lost all of them.