A view of depression

Depression is a way of shutting down feelings in the face of something we feel unable to cope with.

Or an upsurge of unfamiliar feelings or submerged experiences coming to the surface of our consciousness in a way that overwhelms or frightens us.

Mild depression also occurs when we are undergoing inner change. Maybe it's the body's way of slowing us down, taking our focus away from external affairs to aid the change process.

Just a thought.