I ask due to my own concern with my well-being. I have fallen off a cliff of joy for accepting my depression. Yet, the question remains in my mind, as to whether this is healthy, much like my smoking habit.

I have the basic question presented, as the root cause of depression, and what it may mean about itself?

My personal take: Depression originated from self-hated, self-punishment, and self-mortification. In these realms it seems that depression has always attained better success at treatment due to a change in environmental factors and psychotherapy. It seems many forms of depression are neurotic or self-satisfying. I say this because it seems to me that depression is self-satisfying in even a masochistic sense. Many people kill themselves due to this self-perpetuating nature of self-inflicted harm, and this also seems true.

What are your thoughts?