In October, a brief illness triggered considerations of mortality and "the futility of all human endeavour", or at least the futility of the diplomatic career that Crowley had previously considered, and instead, he decided to devote his life to the occult.

Although any illness can trigger depressed feelings, the risk of chronic illness and depression increases with the severity of the illness and the level of life disruption it causes.

People who come to Common Cathedral seem to appreciate that, as they do its blend of liturgical structure and informality, evident in Ms. Little's efforts to bring into the worship circle those individuals whose battles with addiction or mental illness may trigger bursts of exuberance or anger, as well as other homeless people.

Hormones, allergies, and some illnesses can trigger adult- onset asthma.

In turn, illness can also trigger depression.

For some patients, he said, illness may trigger associations to past traumatic events that were beyond their control, causing the body to respond "as if you're being assaulted rather than just being sick."

On 6 September 1657, the illness of emperor Shah Jahan triggered a desperate struggle for power among the four Mughal princes, though realistically only Dara and Aurangzeb had a chance of emerging victorious.

Stress, illness, menstruation, and various other things can trigger a flare-up.

Such issues as the meaning of life and the purpose of suffering, as well as other changes that the illness may have triggered, often precipitate a need for spiritual and emotional reflection, and are raised in the patient-chaplain dialogue.

Sometimes a viral illness or cough triggers a spasm.