How to Overcome Depression Depression is a social disease. It can affect people of different age and socio-economic class; the rich, the poor, the young, the old, the educated or the uneducated. But first it has to be understood, why depression occurs. The reasons behind depression may be manifold- economic, social, family, political anything. Marital life, Education, career, greed for money, power, position, love, impotence, childlessness, disturbed family life, exploitation of women by their in-laws, unemployment, sudden loss of jobs, huge loss in business etc. What are the ways of combating depression? Depression can be cured with the help of love, motivation and meditation.