Chronic depression is one of the most severe forms of depression and almost disturbs you all day in your daily activities. You tend to loose interest in your activities that you generally like the most. It is a long lasting form of depression and comes back after a short span of time. You may suffer from chronic depression if there is a family history behind you where others suffered from anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder. Excessive amount of alcohol or drugs may also put you in state of chronic depression. Women are much likely to develop this form of depression. The reason for the occurrence of chronic depression is unknown. It can occur in those that come from environmental stress such as childhood negligence and childhood abuse. It can also occur because of chronic illness, like chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic cardiac conditions, hormonal disorders and Aids.

Chronic depression starts very slowly, with very small feelings of sadness but with the passage of short time can become severe. You may find yourself-oversleeping or with insomnia. Your diet will be affected; decreased interest in sex, decreased energy levels, hopelessness, and mentality level becomes extremely negative. There are few symptoms where patient might develop suicidal tendencies and may attempt a suicide. People that suffer from this form of depression may show these symptoms for more than two years or more. Treatment of chronic depression generally involves the combination of medication treatment and psychotherapy. It is not 100% guaranteed that it will come back after being cured. Yes, Chronic Depression can come back again. Try to stay in good environment free from stress and take part in activities that you like the most to negate the chances of chronic depression.

Schizophrenia is very severe, chronic mental disorder. People that suffer from this disease may hear different sounds or voices that normal people do not hear at all. Patients may think as if people are reading their mind and want to put them in some sort of trouble. Depression is the most common symptom along with hallucination, delusions and cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. Patient suffering from this disorder cannot differentiate between reality and imagination.

There are strong chances of chronic depression can lead to schizophrenia. The biggest chance is wrong intake of medicines to cure depression. If you take drugs such as marijuana to cure depression without specialist’s prescription, you may knowingly or unknowingly become the reason for depression to become a serious mental illness called schizophrenia.

People suffering from depression are often found smoking marijuana. They feel smoking marijuana will get them respite from depression but studies have shown that smoking marijuana in the state of chronic depression could lead to schizophrenia. Smoking is not a good way to get out of depression. Always look for the best treatment because chronic depression is a very severe mental disorder and has strong chances to become more severe with wrong treatments.