Yes, there are medical reasons for depression,Vitamin D--stuff like that Thyroid.Get all the medical reasons taken care of--sorry i am used to "whatever happened in your upbringing" too.I just got a "SAD LIGHT",it helps a lot.Oregon gets very "sunlight deficient"you need Vitamin D,and I get SAD IN THE WINTER.--from little sunlight.S0 I actually feel better with the SAD LIGHT.They can be bought everYwhere--Alaska and England need them,as well as Pacific Northwest of the USA.--SO WE FIND GOOD BRANDS,AND "LIGHT UP OUR LIVES!"