I stumbled on this post today and read most of them. Some of what has been written goes straight to the heart of the matter and some of it is nothing but bulls%&$. I have suffered from clinical depression since2001. I am lucky in that I know exactly what set mine off. The trigger for me was the attacks on the world trade cente towers on Sep 11th, 2001. I haven't been the same since. I take my medicine every day but it doesn't always work. I have tried to go off it but that makes me feel bad again. I also take medicine for high blood pressure. All told, between the prescription stuff and the over the counter vitamins, I take 27 1/2 pills a day. You can't understand what it is like unless you have been there. You wake up and don't even have the energy to get out of the bed. I had an emotional collapse last year inspite of bieing on my medication. All the doctors did was add another pill to my daily intake but it made things better. I have a darling of a husband who supports me every way he can. I still have episodes every now and then but for the most part things are under control again. thank God I have a good doctor that has listened to me when I told her that something was not right. My quilting is a bright spot in my life and I am learning more and more every day about how to be a better quilter. If I am feeling down I will come to my work room and start digging through my stash and find what I need to work on to bring me back up.
Forgive my rambling but I had to get it off my chest ... even if it is mixed up.