Tom Cruise says so, so it must be true.

Nah, I never wanted to be on meds, but it's the only thing keeping me from extreme depression that went on for years. Now I'm nearly manic, true, but I'm enjoying life, more sociable, liking things far more than I used to be able to because all I thought about was a way to escape the pain.

True, we can heal our wounds through therapy, but we can't erase the physical parts of our brain that don't operate normally and send us too much or too little chemicals. That is beyond our ability to wish away. We can be less triggered by certain events, but my moods are often not triggered by anything, they just pounce on me and I fight it with all my will to no avail. But I've never given up and T and meds has been the only thing to help me.

Just my experience. to all.