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Horrible news would do it.
All is lost? That would do it. Trump is President? That would do it. The thought of Dick Cheney? That does it too.
Any kind of criticism toward me.
Getting overtired is a danger zone for me.
Thinking negative thoughts that run counter to my values. I feel shame and spiral into self-hatred.
the loss of something or someone that I cherish.
Facing the realities of global warming and the approach of old age.
Checking my bank account.
Sick child, sick kitty.
Bad government news.
I'm not often depressed. There are usually ways to fix whatever is bothering you .. if you just face it and deal with it. No reason to get depressed most often.
There are triggers that cause me to feel depressed, but I've never experienced clinical depression. It's mostly familial stress. I'm expected to be a quiet observer of behavioral patterns that inevitably lead to extremely unpleasant outcomes, even the thought of it causes me feelings of mild anxiety and futility. I'm incapable of doing that and being "happy;" for me it's a choice between mental chaos and soundness of mind / spirit. So I separate myself from it altogether.
We can't control those around us, but we can control ourselves. I take advantage of that to the greatest extent possible and find myself content even with that much.
Going to work. Sometimes, anyway.
