does depression get passed through family?

ok my dad has some really bad depression and can no longer work because of this, at times he feels so sick and sleeps for long periods of times because of it. my uncle also suffers from depression. My mother, sister, dad and myself all think my brother may have depression too though choses to display it through anger etc. i am scared that i am going t5o get to be just like my dad. the majority of the time i am depressed and i was wondering if it has been passed down through the family?

 

if i'm not mistaking,you could be genetically prone to depression.but if you have a healthy,pozitive way of thinking you're safe.also,don't do drugs,they might trigger it.

 

There's situational depression and then there's the chemical imbalance kind, which is genetic.

 

Yes, depression can be genetic. My mom is depressed and so am I and one if not both of my sisters.

 

There is a genetic link to depression.

Take care of yourself! See a counselor if things get too hard to deal with.

Lots of exercise, healthy foods and enough sleep.

 

I suffer with depression at times, noticably more so since i packed in the ecstasy tablets. My mother suffers with depression and im said to take after her side of the family alho retaining looks from father's side. my brother is dead bubbly and happy and always fuckin sarcastic - but carries the looks of my mother's side. my sister's brother killed himself through manic bipolar depression so i don't know if i have something that relates to what he has but jesus christ i sure hope not.

One thing i've learned with depression is fight. If you fight it it'll go away. It's all about piece of mind and finding that place in your head. I used marijuana to help me find that place, maybe that's where problems have risen over the years.