Just one point - 'the choices we make for ourselves' - until you've had Clinical Depression, you cannot possibly begin to comprehend that the choice isn't necessarily ours to make.

I've grown tired of people insinuating that I could 'do something about it' - I couldn't. However, that facility seems to be returning now.

Trying to 'fake it' only sent me down further, as anyone who knows me will verify. I lost the ability to 'put on a front'...

Serotonin deficiency is one reason for depression, and St. John's Wort has been clinically proved to be a natural Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor. In other words, it is a natural alternative to Prozac (et al.), and that's official!

It worked for me when man-made chemicals only compounded my problems.