Yes, this I know logically. But my point is when you suffer from actual clinical depression - it's not simply about changing mindset. You can logically know these things, you can have everything in the world to be happy for...the term mental illness is misleading. There is a huge physical and biological component - overcoming depression for most of us isn't as simple as a perspective change.

I get so angry when people say that. Yes, it's a tool. Yes, wallowing in misery will certainly perpetuate it - and there are things you can do to alleviate it. Or - not alleviate it, simply get on with stuff you need to whether you feel like it or not - but that doesn't make depression go away.

Luckily - for most everyone who suffers from it - it ebbs and flows. Women are especially prone during pregnancy (those of us with predispositions to it at least). If chemicals in your body can tell you you're hungry, sleepy, horny, or a whole host of other things - why is it so hard for people to believe those same chemicals can cause your body to be depressed. It's not a choice.

Meditation. Healthy living. Diet - all of these things will help - some people transform their lives without any Western medical treatment whatsoever - but those natural things ARE medicine. They literally change the way our bodies function - that said - like anything else, it takes time. A depressive bout won't be overcome until its acknowledged - but I can't emphasize enough that it isn't a mind set or about a perspective change when it's clinical...