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Can being hurting for a long time leading to mental illness?

I just want to know if someone is all the time crying or being sad because of being hurt by someone or missing someone for long time, this can make the person mentally ill after a long time of state like this? Or what else can be the result of this after a long time? Please be serious

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    Lv 5
    9 years ago
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    If sadness becomes a habit then clinical depression could easily follow, not only because of the person's general downward mental state but because sadness often makes people unsociable which leads to isolation which can lead to mental problems.

  • 6 years ago

    Yes

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