As said above, with true depression, there is no instant fix. There may be a momentary lightening of mood, but there is no fix. It's been a year since bits of my world fell apart, and although some parts of it are coming together, there are still big holes that need to be patched over. One of these is music. I still have no regular outlet for music and I miss it dreadfully. Trouble is, to regain that outlet, I have to commit to something I'm not ready for yet. Because I can't do that, I have no outlet, and so get more and more down. I've found who my true friends are, and it's surprising that they aren't the ones I thought they should be. And that is also depressing.

However, I've picked a goal, and I'm working towards that one. If I reach it, I will go for another. If I don't, I've done no harm, and maybe some good, which will see me through another down time.

The trick is to keep the goals attainable. Go for it.

LTS