My mom died when I was 13,my older sister who was 20 years older than me died in 2001,even though I was an adult that when mine started,we were starting a day care center together.She had lung cancer and she suffered a long time.I couldn't go back to work, couldn't eat or sleep and finally my youngest daughter got me some help, little Valerie, she is still my rock today,her and her 5 kids have always been there for me🤗🎶🌹

No, but losing them and grieving exacerbated my depression

I had my first onset of depression and anxiety six months after my husband, Mark, died at 47 from multiple sclerosis. I still have not recovered even though I remarried and am happy.

I would say no. Yet, death does make the depression stronger or longer lasting. Death, Stress are very emotional times for me.

My dad died suddenly when I was 13 and I have come to realise that that was the onset of my depression and anxiety. I had hugged him good night, gone to bed and in the early hours of the following morning my mum came in to my room to tell me that my dad had died. It isn't easy for anyone loosing a close family member but I think it is especially tough on young children because the have no idea what is going on and I know for myself nothing was discussed with me because it was 1967 and I was considered to young to be involved in the funeral arrangements and I was sent to stay with family friends.
My older sister passed away 14 years to the day of our dad in 1981 and that was not easy to cope with either as she had been ill for some time with acute myeloid leukaemia. I was going to donate my bone marrow to her but she relapsed after being in remission for about 2 years and the transplant couldn't be done.