text: Depression is a mental illness that is caused by a chemical imbalance, so thinking "happy thoughts" will not "cure" depression. It is normal to be depressed even though you have "everything", the best thing to do is, seek medical attention. People fail to realize that a mental illness is a DISEASE. For example a person who has cancer, diabetes or any other type of BODILY disease, can't just wish away their disease and neither can a person who is depressed... you just can't wish away the depression. Depression is NOTHING to be ashamed of... would any of you be ashamed if you had cancer/diabetes etc.? Don't listen to all these people who have probably never ever been depressed, seek medical attention good luck...