Depression And Guilt For Caregivers Being a new caregiver is hard and can lead to depression if you let it. Not everyone who becomes a caregiver will experience depression and the negative feelings that often go with depression. Don't look at caregiving as something that if you do you will end up depressed and on medication. The depression begins to show up when you shut yourself off from what is familiar to you and solely...... Similar Editorial : Guilt By Association by Rasheed Ali. | Source : Depression Psychiatry