The most depressed person in the family

[Obulis]

Depression happens day and night. In a family facing what so ever
Who do you think is the most depressed person in the family?
Could it be the eldest son?
What is the fact behind your reasons?

[programmer3666]

ordinarily in the circle of family, depression is just not one person's negative energy!! it kinda depends mostly on the situations and events that governs the activities within the family and the reason why it sometimes falls on the eldest son or daughter is because of the pressure of responsibilities that falls on their shoulder, they have to set that perfect example for the younger ones and also the high level expectations from people around them as well and sometimes the depression might even fall to parents because they have that mandatory responsibilities of providing for the survival of the entire family and when they struggle to provide then surely that depressing situation will kick in, so i think each member of the family may be affected in different ways!! for the eldest children they may feel  some form of neglection, for the parent they may experience some strong burden and the younger siblings they may feel some kind of overlooked.. so it definitely depends on the angle you look at it

[Emjay24]

The most depressed person in a family is mostly the person with the least emotional control, Normally it should be the person overwhelmed with responsibility which is almost always the first child, but I have seen from experience that if the the most overwhelmed person knows how to deal with emotions, they wouldn't be depressed. Being able to manage your emotions, remaining optimistic and attracting positive energy is the best antidote for depression, at least it has been working for me.

It is most disappointing when you see the person with the least responsibility getting depressed easily in the home, you may wonder why it is that way but it all boils down to being able to manage negative feelings properly and not allowing yourself to be worked up or sunk in negativity but find a way to motivate yourself and get out of the depressed state. Staying positive has helped me a whole lot.

[₿itcoin]

Depression happens day and night. In a family facing what so ever
Who do you think is the most depressed person in the family?
Could it be the eldest son?
What is the fact behind your reasons?

In fact, expectations of success, responsibilities to siblings &   pressure from parents can all put pressure on a child. Sometimes these experiences can lead them to depression or stress

But it is not absolutely certain. More important than birth order is the family environment, emotional support of parents, their mental health, family stability &   the child's ability to cope with his own problems. You need to understand that if a parent is depressed or there is a stressful situation in the family then  it affects all the children, not just one

So I wont deny that it is true that an eldest child or an only child can be at risk, but I dont want to use the word "always". In fact depression in a family can affect any child , sometimes the oldest, sometimes the middle, sometimes the youngest

[Spaceman1000$]

Depression happens day and night. In a family facing what so ever
Who do you think is the most depressed person in the family?
Could it be the eldest son?
What is the fact behind your reasons?

In a family anybody can face depression depending on what has been eating the individual. But I believe in most cases the younger children sometimes face depression the most, this is because most teenage children tends to keep things to themselves, probably he/she is been bullied in school yet they wouldn't tell anyone at home, they try to keep it to themselves as they can be too shy to talk about it or just not too comfortable in spitting it out to any one at home and it indirectly affect their mental health thereby demoralizing them.

[AmaGold70]

Depression happens day and night. In a family facing what so ever
Who do you think is the most depressed person in the family?
Could it be the eldest son?
What is the fact behind your reasons?

I wanted to say that the most depressed person in the family is our fathers because of the responsibility on their shoulders but I grew up watching my father providing for every member of the family and still put on a smiley face and some times even play with the kids, so the most depressed person in the family is not the person with the most responsibility but the most depressed person in the family is the person that lack the ability to control their overwhelming emotions, young teenagers with zero responsibility are falling into depression because they can't control their emotions and can't differentiate the difference between positive and negative thinking. The most depressed person in the family isn't the first son but sometimes it is the middle child or the last child with zero responsibility.

[Helena Yu]

I wanted to say that the most depressed person in the family is our fathers because of the responsibility on their shoulders but I grew up watching my father providing for every member of the family and still put on a smiley face and some times even play with the kids, so the most depressed person in the family is not the person with the most responsibility but the most depressed person in the family is the person that lack the ability to control their overwhelming emotions, young teenagers with zero responsibility are falling into depression because they can't control their emotions and can't differentiate the difference between positive and negative thinking. The most depressed person in the family isn't the first son but sometimes it is the middle child or the last child with zero responsibility.

You said very well.

Depression isn't always relate to hard life, not happy, have a lot responsibility etc, these thing really affect the person, but not all of them get depressed. If the father get depressed, they might do suicide or any other illegal thing, because depression is when someone can't control their emotion.

Middle child and last child mostly only know how to receive, when they got responsibility to pay something, they will not happy and overreact if it's a wrong thing. While both father and eldest son see that normal because they have many responsibility.

[JoyMarsha]

Depression happens day and night. In a family facing what so ever
Who do you think is the most depressed person in the family?
Could it be the eldest son?
What is the fact behind your reasons?

Any member of the family can be hit by depression, whether or not they are the oldest son or daughter, our father or mother can be depressed. Life challenges or circumstances could hit them at any stage in life, putting them in a depressed mood, and they will need a miracle or divine help to save them from being depressed.

However, being depressed doesn't matter whether you are young or old before it happens to you. An adolescent child can be depressed because of bullying, school-related issues, ongoing conflict between parents, death of a family member, sexual abuse, or low self-esteem

[9ja Amaka]

Depression can hit anyone in the family because everyone has their struggles. And it’s different for every families. In some families it’s the head of the household (mother/father) . They’re the ones stressing about money, bills , the future and how to keep everything running. All that over thinking and trying to hold the family together can really weigh on them and can get to on them sometimes.

While in some families it’s the eldest child, seeing their parents working hard and they feel like they have to step up, help out and take care of their younger ones. And when things don’t go as they hoped , it gets heavy on their heart. So the thing is anyone in the family can be depressed, it just depends on what they’re carrying.

[Findingnemo]

What about the father who takes all the burden on their shoulder with no other option that is created by the society, yet we call them a failure for not making billions.

And in simple terms, the depression can hit anyone in the family for different reasons and if you are asking about the financial reason then who holds the responsibility of taking are of the remaining members whether it can be eldest son or the elder sister or the youngest who somehow ended up the sole bread runner for the family.

[Felicity_Tide]

Who do you think is the most depressed person in the family?

Depression can actually happen to anyone in a family, so it's not as if it is a particular problem that is quite common with a group of people or a particular person/gender. Take the father for example, it is their primary duty to provide for those under them. Days at work are sometimes unpleasant. Cases of penny salaries are very rampant, which can all lead to their form of depression. A child like the eldest is also vulnerable to depression probably from a broken home where responsibilities are all rested on his/her shoulders. Women also faces their own dramas. We can go on and on, listing out members of the family and how vulnerable they can be in getting depressed.

The thing is, I'm finding it difficult to generalize it to just to one person in a family, because every family differs. All families have their own uniqueness that makes them different. So, the most depressed can be any one of them.

[Mhizlove]

Depression happens day and night. In a family facing what so ever
Who do you think is the most depressed person in the family?
Could it be the eldest son?
What is the fact behind your reasons?

‎I really don't know where to start because with the way you have arranged the topic, I think or believe you're already making or want the readers to picture everything and speak based on the eldest son aspect.
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‎Talking about a family going through or facing a lot (issues and hardship) it's not just the eldest son that's going to be depressed. I'm saying this because I don't see a reason why they'll be the father, mother and even children and you'll expect just the eldest son to be worried concerning the problems they are going through. Matters like that affect the entire family so I believe it is something that will definitely put everyone into a state of dilemma. If we are to talk about depression, then I think the father who is the head and first person with the role or responsibility of providing for the family will be the person who will even be depressed.

 Every insane man knows that it is his responsibility to provide for his family and at the point of him being unable to do so, he automatically gets broken mentally and even physically. It is well known that a strong mindset is the basis of a good and healthy life and if a man's mental health is shattered, then it is very easy to get depressed. So I think the most depressed person in a family if certain issues of hardship or difficulties arises is definitely the father because the thought of being unworthy of the name "father" will surely destroy him internally.

[passwordnow]

Depression happens day and night. In a family facing what so ever
Who do you think is the most depressed person in the family?
Could it be the eldest son?
What is the fact behind your reasons?

Anyone can be but if it's the most vulnerable one, it's the fathers. We're labelled as the provider of the family and with what's happening in the world. We don't know what's with the future, in our career and the jobs that we're having. There is no certainty anymore and anyone can be fired even with so good performance and by the time it happens, as a father we're depressed for a moment but we have to keep on moving forward and continue in finding a way to provide for our family, we need to keep on putting food in the table because there's our wives and kids that awaits us with a smile.

[Odusko]

The eldest child in the family is call the assistant parent, this make them to have a lot of loads on them, and to that extent when they have limited financial capabilities to take care of the responsibility of being the first child most especially in family where there is no family financial stream if income, is very hard to face it and can become a depressing thing to the first child in the family, pressure and expectations on him, her becomes too much to bear most of the time.

[Agbamoni]

The older ones in the family are more likely to care about the well-being of the family the same way their parents do. Meaning, they are the ones who think about how the family can grow or ways to help their parents for the family to be better. If they keep thinking, then they are more likely to be depressed at some points. Although depression is not a respecter of any age. Both young and old are affected by depression and anxiety.

[Oshio-man]

Depression happens day and night. In a family facing what so ever
Who do you think is the most depressed person in the family?
Could it be the eldest son?
What is the fact behind your reasons?

I think Father and mother are the most depressed human beings in the family because they worry all the time for the safety of their children, I know is not all the father and mother that are depressed for the sake of the family, and it will be difficult for such parents to be depresse because they don't care about their life and children, any family that is doing well on earth today parents are the major people that embrace depression to make sure family  turn to what people in the society will live to celebrate parents that stood up their ground to lay a potential foundation for the family, just know that depression is not forever because some people can think committing suicide is the best way to end depression, but is not the best way to end depression, you can end depression through what is making you happy on the time and keep to it.

[OgNasty]

Depression happens day and night. In a family facing what so ever
Who do you think is the most depressed person in the family?
Could it be the eldest son?
What is the fact behind your reasons?

I'm sure there are probably some facts that say a certain birth order gives you a different likelihood of depression.  I think it largely would depend on other factors though.  Most likely it would be correlation and not causation in my opinion.

[Dick Long]

Every body faces different form of depression, at this point it feels like things are turning upside down and the mind not at rest which may be self depression that usually as a result of overrated ambitious desires achieving certain goal.
It's also can be the position or personality in the family and society where much is expected of you more than the resources available to carry out this responsibility it leads to depression. It depends on individual mindsets.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

Depression occur to any one who is already at the age of accountability base on the situation such person could be facing mostly when responsibility is shoulder on such individual, basically as per the family issue, person under parents depression can't be compared to it's parents as their care and responsibilities are more verse than the children. Parents depression is very high in family because they engaged in many things especially when the children is going contrary to their expectations, where blame of poor parental training will be resting on them which some don't like bearing such shame, left alone of feeding the family in very hard economy, parents with no or poor financial income is highly depressed.

[tsaroz]

The eldest son doesn't even have an option to be depressed. Even though he is regularly attacked by anxiety attacks and have frequent breakdowns, he's still expected to deliver. They gets the lowest opportunities but they are responsible for everything.