I Am Depressed…How 'Bout You?

I have been depressed, to some degree, for most of my life and, well, that depresses me.

I live in the United States of America, the richest and most powerful country in the history of the world, or so they say, and compared to most of the world I live a pretty cushy life.

I have never gone hungry a day of my life, unless I was fasting, and I have never lost a child to cancer or lost my legs in war or, well, you get the idea.

Yes, I understand that depression and emotional pain does not necessarily have anything to do with your success at providing yourself the basic needs in life but, well, I still want to kick my ass for always feeling so sad and lost.

Apparently, I am not alone, far from it, as the numbers that get reported on how many people suffer from depression in this country is pretty amazing.

So what should we do? I take antidepressants, helps a bit, and have had therapy, useless, but seeking a new therapist.

I enjoy writing but rarely write, thanks to the depression, but recently read the quote below which I find both funny and ironic.

“Write something, even if it’s just a suicide note”, which is attributed to Gore Vidal. The humor is obvious and the irony is that I had just started to contemplate suicide as a possible solution/end to my problems when I read it.

It made me realize that I just need to write something everyday with the hope that the joy I get will, at least, hopefully take an edge off the pain.

So this is day one and I am writing. Wish me luck.