What is depression? What is anxiety?

[Bluetj]

Do anyone really know? I guess when I think about my life, it has not been the best, but it has not been the worst either. I have all that I have ever prayed & asked for & then some so how can I be depressed? I know the ever so mighty God, how can I be afraid of even death? Please don't answer with the chemical imbalance in the brain. How is it that more & more people all of a sudden has a chemical imbalance? I just think its something so much deeper.

[Hidden]

I definitely feel you. I also think it is something much deeper. Maybe like who we really are on an individual basis. A combination of both the source and the creation. Idk these are definitely existential topics I feel like and if you are interested you should check out Sadhguru on youtube. He is a yogi and mystic from South India who talks a lot about these kinds of things. Personally I find it both intriguing but also a lot of work.

[Ladybug9]

Yes it's far deeper for many than a chemical imbalance. It's childhood trauma, it's due to guilt that we just can't seem to let go of, and it's self punishment. I started feeling depressed at the age of 7 which was enviromental depression. As I got older I was diagnosed with clinical depression, SAD, and I'm also bi-polar. I also have anxiety, agoraphobia and I'm claustraphobic. Yes, the SAD and the bi-polar depression may be due to my chemical make up but the rest is due to completely different reasons. And I am aware of it, I accept who I am, and I am not ashamed to share my life with anyone.