Process - Physician - Fraser Health Authority

WHAT CAUSES DEPRESSION?Not doing small duties.A depressed person often neglects or procrastinates doing small, necessary duties, like running errands, takingout the garbage, cleaning house, or caring for the garden. Failing to complete these chores adds to the depressedperson’s sense of inadequacy and lack of control over life. It also creates friction with others and places furtherstress on relationships.Withdrawing from family and friends.Social invitations are refused, phone calls are ignored, and habitual get-togethers with family or friends somehowjust don’t happen. Social isolation is a strong contributor to depressed mood, taking you away from the warmthand sense of connection to others, basic to all of us. Depressed people often believe that others have no interestin their company, given how miserable or emotionally flat they are feeling.SELF-CARE DEPRESSION PROGRAM13 ANTIDEPRESSANT SKILLS WORKBOOK