I haven’t been to a doctor or therapist about my issues, but it is pretty apparent that I’ve been dealing with depression off and on for the past 11 years or so. I suspect I’m a bit bipolar too. I’ve never been on any medication and I’ve found that the best help is attaining a healthy balance in my social environment and diet and exercise. Also, setting realistic goals and actually completing them helped. Those combined helped me obtain a stable emotional well-being. This lasted a good two years and I had minimal episodes. Now, I’m back in my depressive state and I realize I’m not doing any of the things I was doing when I was stable. Sometimes certain events come into your life that throws everything off balance and it is very challenging trying to get things back in order. I really hope that I can get back to where I was and I don’t ever want to have to resort to medication. It is possible to stabilize your condition without medication, but in some cases, I think people actually need it. I think diet and exercise play a major factor on our emotional well being.