Thanks to Grey’s Anatomy and Chief’s drinking problem which has been attributed to “situational depression”, people are frantically searching the term on the net. Situational depression is a type of mood disorders that strikes usually at the loss of something dear and near. Perhaps mood swings are very much part and parcel of being human. But it’s important that depression be acknowledged and help is sought. There is nothing to be ashamed of if one feels blue at an event. Yes there are people around who may have better coping abilities, but coping abilities do not mean that they do not feel depressed. We are all human beings and yet we are different in so many ways. An event that makes a person depressed may not mean anything to another person and vice versa.

There are not set pattern of events that trigger the situational depression. Usually the loss of anything important gets the snowball moving.

Most important thing is to stop the snow ball before it becomes avalanche. We all go through the periods when all the cacophony of life seems meaningless humbug, we all think of suicide but it should be remembered that we are not alone. Our mood swings effect families and friends in so many ways.

Modern medicines have revolutionized psychiatry. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors reverse the depression in a very subtle way.

Do remember that you are not what depression makes you, you can achieve more and have much more to show to the world without depression. So seek help as soon as you feel that situation is overwhelming you and do not delay the treatment like Chief did.

Situational Depression