One Road Out of Depression
When I got Depressed (capital D, though I was only 4 on a 10 point scale) the hardest part for me was accepting that I needed to take medication, that I couldn&#x27;t WILL myself better (not for want of trying I can tell you).<p>Maybe some people can think themselves better, but if you are properly depressed, and your doctor is suggesting medication, it&#x27;s not failing&#x2F;losing&#x2F;lessening to take the drugs to correct a chemical imbalance. And stay on them until you&#x27;re supposed to come off (not when you begin to feel better), as the last thing you want is to ping-pong between highs &amp; lows.<p>Of course, fix the underlying issue (if there is one) when you can (i.e. see a psychologist and get proper instruction), but you want to get to a stable place first.<p>This is just my comment, a sample size of 1, but if it helps anyone else reading through this, so much the better.