Depression In Edgar Allan Poe's Works

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Every person may experience something that makes them feel dispirited for a short period of time, but individuals that suffer from depression do not only have short-term feelings of discouragement, but have lifelong pain brought to their life because of their illness. This illness affects the function of the brain which influences an individual’s mood, the way they think, feel, and behave. It causes a change to daily life. Studies of depression have shown that it may come about due to past life experiences, and from a scientific perspective, depression is also caused due to a failure of systems in your body. Depression is commonly seen in writers because of the stress they experience. The feelings and thoughts as a result of depression are seen through the works of writers that suffer from this condition. Edgar Allan Poe in particular reflects his own feelings and thoughts through his poems and short stories. The depression that Edgar Allan Poe suffered from influenced him to think in …show more content…
Early in life, there is a sense of understanding of how to deal with issues of loss or rejection, but being in the state of depression may alter the ability to know how to deal with these issues. Stressful life events that may trigger a change in mood of those suffering from depression may be the death of a loved one, rejection of a job, or a significant relationship that has been disturbed. Stress is significant to the development of depression. In relation to the body’s system falters, adding stress will cause lifelong changes to the body and brain. Stress hormones will produce physiological changes. Corticotropin-releasing hormone, also known as cortisol, will be released when the hippocampus responds to stress, and it will affect the amygdala to change a person’s mood and behavior (Harvard

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