kat - don't discount the effect the current political situation is having on your psyche. I have had to take myself in hand for a serious re-evaluation of my depression control. I have not had any symptoms for three or four years. Now, I am classic right down to memory problems. Something else to blame on Bush.

It helps me to set up a list of SIMPLE tasks to do each day and check them off when they are done. I hate housework. If I plan to vacuum, do laundry, clean bathrooms, and kitchens, etc. on Saturday, none of it happens. But one or two partial tasks get done each evening and I feel better. I have accomplished something.

And force yourself to spend some time outside enjoying whatever spring is out there. It helps.

Hug a cat.
Mary