Actually getting a severe flu can cause depression. There is a direct relationship between inflammation and depression and flu being a respiratory illness causes inflammation in the respiratory pathways. I almost always become depressed when I get a severe flu and it clears up when the flu subsides. Depression is directly linked to inflammation in the body. Search "inflammation and depression" for more info.
My experience with poverty is that it causes a profound sense of helplessness which in turn causes depression. For example where I live doctors and medical care costs money. If you don't have money here and you get seriously sick you are pretty much screwed. Dark thoughts then begin to come to mind even if the illness is non-fatal.
IIN to get depressed even if your Wealthy?
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Actually getting a severe flu can cause depression. There is a direct relationship between inflammation and depression and flu being a respiratory illness causes inflammation in the respiratory pathways. I almost always become depressed when I get a severe flu and it clears up when the flu subsides. Depression is directly linked to inflammation in the body. Search "inflammation and depression" for more info.
My experience with poverty is that it causes a profound sense of helplessness which in turn causes depression. For example where I live doctors and medical care costs money. If you don't have money here and you get seriously sick you are pretty much screwed. Dark thoughts then begin to come to mind even if the illness is non-fatal.