within the reproductive system, pregnancy, infertility, menopause, responsibilities they face within society, cultural obligations, poverty, psychological abuse, and physical abuse that would include victims of rape. There are many women that often feel extremely overwhelmed when they find themselves facing one or more of these problems. Then in other women, the symptoms they are suffering from depression are often compounded because of the struggles they are facing in trying to be a successful professional, mother, and wife, all at the same time.

There are numerous women that also end up finding that they are stuck in reviewing issues of their life with members of the family and close friends. Although talking about your problems can be very beneficial at times, when it becomes a continuous habit, it then becomes a problem in itself that can actually cause and worsen the symptoms of depression.