I used to just think that you had to "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" and get over it. The last 5 years though have seen one disaster after another and I became miserable until I started taking St johns wort. It has worked wonders for me. I have gone from feeling completely hopeless about everything (and not wanting to get out of bed)to being able to function and do things. There was no pulling myself out of the place I was in without help. Everyone notices the change and dh says I'm back to the woman he fell in love with. So while I agree that there is a lot over "over prescribing" sometimes it is warranted.