Cycle of Depression

Negative events such as several deaths feed into your negative thinking, low self-esteem, feeling of hopelessness, etc. and biochemical/hormonal imbalances which may extend your feeling of sadness and feeding into lower serotonin levels and higher cortisol levels creating a vicious cycle of depression (as depicted in the following diagram).   

    

                                

      

Note: In order to break this cycle of depression, you must seek proper treatment.One of the keys to defeating depression is to break the cycle of depression as depicted in the following diagram.

Reference: Death to Diabetes Website