When Depression Keeps Coming Back: Understanding Depression Cycles in Women
Rebecca Marquez
Depression doesn’t always arrive with the intention of leaving for good. The hard season begins to feel behind us; the symptoms begin to improve, and then the cloud of depression feels like it has begun to loom over us once again. For women, this return can make the depression cycle exhausting. Women are more likely than men to experience depression, and out of those women, there is a higher number who will face multiple episodes throughout their lifetime. The first step in finding a sustainable path forward begins with understanding why the depression cycles the way it does. A woman caught in the cycle of depression feels like she’s slowly...
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