How do you prevent depression?

Answer 1

There are basically two types of depression. The first is technically known as reactive depression. This means, something depressing has happened, and your reaction is to become depressed. The solution to reactive depression is to persevere, to do things that will make your life better. If your girlfriend has left you, chances are you can still find another girlfriend, and even if you can't, you can get a pet cat, which is not quite the same but which may still make you feel better.

The other type of depression is technically known as clinical depression. This is not caused by depressing events in your life, but is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, or some other neurological problem. This requires psychiatric treatment. Some people are helped quite a lot by the use of the right kind of medication. Don't try to find your own medication, this requires professional help. The world is full of drug addicts who are self medicating, and who have only made themselves worse.