eli5 What does it mean when someone “dies of depression”?

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Does that mean they killed themselves? Kind of like we say someone died of cancer instead of multi-organ failure?

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Anyone going through this: just stay alive as long as you can, even if it feels like you aren’t making progress, sometimes just waking up is achievement enough. I have found after a decade or two it feels your body is designed to want to recover and it will if you let it. Finally in my late 40’s I am eating healthier and cut out booze.