Why do some people snap out of depression faster than others?

Answer:
It has to due with your seritonin level. If that (being a medical reason for depression) than you probably need medication. However if it is a recent problem in someones life and has nothing to due with seritonin you would probably snap out of it more quickly

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Just snap out of it? Only a few things can do that. Damn good meds, a personality disorder like borderline personality that involves rapidly changing moods, some sort of mood disorder like bipolar disorder or a severe form of pms. Another thing that could be the cause of a seemingly overnight uplift is a decision to commit suicide, the depressed person was never really depressed or faking feeling better. Getting out of depression is a gradual process. People rarely just snap out of it.

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For some people they never snap out of it.
For some it is a life time illness.
For others it might be a situation thing that once they are done grieving they get balanced in life.

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Because they make up their minds to do so, rather than wallow in self pity.

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because there are different causes for depression.

There is clinical depression and there is situational depression. You would expect someone who's family member died to be depressed. This is situational often and they will deal with their grief and start to return to normal.

For others it is a severe chemical imbalance and therefore they may never "bounce back" or "snap" out of it.

Yes there are people who wallow in their depression rather than seek treatment and get better, there are others that medications don't seem to work...there are people who are clinically depressed and unable to function. There are others who have situational, stress induced, medication induced, etc depression. There's no one good answer for you except that people are different and therefore respond differently to situations, medications and moods.

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