There is a cure to depression but it is a lot harder then it sounds.

It is changing your way of thinking. I use to REALLY stuggle with depression but I learned that I could not control me feelings, but I could change the way I viewed things. The old half half full half empty theory. It is very hard but if you can do it, you can basically conquer depression.

Depression usually stems from wanting something you don't have or soemthing not going your way (usually, there are other types but most are situation related). If you can change your way of thinking to concentrate on what you have, you will think less about what you don't.

One reason I came to this was because I started missing out on all the good points of my life because I kept sulking on what I didn't have but desired so much. Eventally I realized that there is so much I have that I can never get back once it is gone (my children's childhood, can't take back there moments like my oldest first time writing her name or bashing me over the head to wake me up at 6am to show me she can write her sisters name from memory without practice or seeing it and yes it did hurt). Stuff like this is more important then being with someone because our children are a piece of us.

I have been through the depression and I know it is hard, but it you change the way you think (and it is very hard to do this and takes time and patience to do), it will eliminate possible other problems that might come up in life.

It realy helped me so I hope this helps, there are other ways but I don't beleive in medication as most pharmacutical companies are out to get money so they want you dependant on their medication it takes a lot to get me to take asprin (I am a fighter at heart when it comes to my beliefs and I believe strongly in natural cures rather then trusting businesses who have one main goal, to make money any way they see fit. A lot of car companies will sit there and out if a recall would cost them more money then the lawsuits from people who get injured because of fault production and don't care about the lives that get hurt if they choose not to recall. Just something for you to think about).

Well, I hope I helped. If not I am sorry, I was just trying to help.

My aunt suffers from depression for as long as I can remember...she does have a chemical imbalance in the brain..manic depression and schizophrenia (sp??)and alcoholism all combined in one lump mess.

while for some if caught early enough, can be reversable, in some people it is too late to do the reversal...in my aunts case I think it was years of emotional trauma as a child without the right treatment or care that lead to her now 'disability'...

while for some it could be circumstancial depression, but even that can lead to more unhealthier depressions that causes the chemicals in the brain to be unbalanced if not taken treated early on with a lifestyle change, perhaps temporary medication...

I've known people that were fine up until a major catastrophe in their life, and they only went downhill and never came back to the surface and others climbed back up.

What makes one overcome and not others? I don't have the honest truth to that.