Indulging in too many carb-heavy foods can trigger depression in some people according to studies.

The carbs you get from healthy foods like fruits and vegetables are not a problem, but those that are referred to as refined carbs can surely be.

Those foods include things like bread, cookies, chips, and soda are some of the things that might make you feel good when you are eating them but may harm your mood later on.

Working in management

It’s true that there are some jobs which are more stressful than others.

Having a job that involves a lot of risk or danger can be a problem for people, but in this particular case, we are talking about jobs that are not normally thought of as particularly dangerous. Jobs like middle management, for example.

People in middle management often face a lot of stress on the job and due to their position in the organization, may feel a bit “squeezed” or “stuck in the middle” without an easy path further up the corporate ladder.

Having thyroid problems the thyroid gland is one of the body’s most important hormone producers, it can cause a multitude of mood-related disorders if it is not working properly.

Although the discovery of how the thyroid influences mood is somewhat recent, experts are so convinced that they suggest that thyroid medication might be more effective in treating some patients with depression than anti-depressants.

You’re always watching news Actually, most of the news we hear about these days isn’t that good.

There is constant turmoil somewhere in the world and the multitude of news sources we have available to us these days allows us to stay right on top of events without missing a beat.

One study concluded that bad news in the media outweighs good news 17 to 1. All this mostly bad news streaming at us in massive quantities can definitely have an effect on someone’s mood.

Social media Majority of people are spending large chunks of their time on social media sites such as Facebook.

Although this is a great way to keep up with and stay in touch with friends.

But the problems start when people spend too much time following along with the perfect lives some of their friends are leading or, perhaps more accurately, the perfect lives they say they are leading.

It’s easy to become envious of the friend that just got back from the expensive vacation or who just bought a brand-new car, and that can make someone feel less enthusiastic about their own life, which could lead to depression.