if someone has a “great life”, can they suffer from depression?

Sounds like bullsh it to me. What these shallow people try to tell those who are depressed. Depression is something that everybody experiences at times in their life. Nobody’s life is “perfect” enough that they cannot suffer from it. 

It makes no distinction between people who are wealthy and people who are not. It makes no distinctions regarding race, gender or age or anything for that matter.

And psychiatrists will try to tell you that depression is a sign of “mental illness” so they can put you on drugs. It’s not “mental illness”. 

It’s part of the human condition. And therefore normal. If you’re human.

But that’s how  psychiatrists make a living. By putting normal people that they’ve managed to brainwash into thinking they’re “mentally ill” on neurotoxic “Pig” Pharma drugs and/or giving them electroshock “treatments” which then ruin their lives instead of making them feel better. 

So definitely don’t listen to shallow, ignorant people or psychiatrists either. Listen to your own inner wisdom, Kayleen....Show more

Yes, indeed,,, it's just like a stroke,, silent killer.  People who are depressed are very good as pretending they are fine.. things are not always as great as it look. No matter how great a life you have, seek help if needed,, people don't take depression as a serious illness.  YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IS IMPORTANT....Show more

it apparently makes sense- on one hand
 it ISN'T  necessarily the truth / the way it is - in every specific human setting- on the other hand.
 more than once- even with / in spite of one's ''great life'' - there  is something called '' endogenic( from inside) depression'' - stemming from some kind of chemical imbalance within one's brain - with no/ apparently no '' trigger  event''/ trauma ...and - yet- capable  to make one's life  really miserable....
 in this setting the wise words of the late English philosopher John Stuart Mill  apply:'' the human soul is the one capable to turn hell into heaven and the  other way round- as well''...Show more

Depression and mental health does not discriminate. People from all walks of life, with a variety of experiences, different family dynamics/socioeconomic structures/lifestyles/education/careers can and do suffer with depression. Remember, one person's perception of another is not necessarily the reality/truth. Many people create a facade so they can interact with their world every day, and yet the darkness behind the happy mask can be bleak and powerful and endless. And definition of a 'great life' is not automatically going to be the same for everyone....Show more

yes, i had a pretty good life. i had a nice house with nice parents, plenty of friends and even a girlfriend. and despite all of this i was diagnosed with depression. so yes, even with a good life you can suffer from depression....Show more