Is Depression/Annnxiety from the Bullshit You Experience or are You Prone to it?

[lisah]

I see a lot of us are dealing with stuff—depression, anxiety, etc. I hesitate to offer prescriptive advice because I can only say how I deal with stuff and am not sure if it’s relevant to other people and what they may be dealing with.

What I wonder is other people’s depression/anxiety based on the things they have to deal with or is it something inside them that makes them prone to emotional stress?

Many of my immediate family suffer from anxiety and depression. I think it is genetic, and sometimes hormonal. 

I have had social anxiety most of my life. I worked at places where I mostly worked alone. I took online classes in college because the level of anxiety and panic attacks got too bad, until I began studying art. Since it was mostly visual, I think it kept me distracted and busy enough to get through much of it. Public speaking was a nightmare!

However, I landed a job after graduating that requires me to be more social. It took a year, but I am much more comfortable. I love my job and the people I work with. I'm still awkward, but I don't stress about it as much. It just took me time to adapt.

Online, I'm not any better either. I, more often than not, start posts, then delete them. 

I did try medications, but I didn't like them. They made me feel strange (or maybe I should say "more estranged"?)