Hello, CB! I only manage depression; I have not been successful in overcoming it. One reason is that I experience depression largely as a disease of the "will." My "will" works at best only sporadically, and when it does I find it nearly impossible to direct it effectively.

That's my situation. In contrast, I have encountered people here and elsewhere who testify they have succeeded in overcoming depression by willpower, either alone or in combination with talk therapy and medications. That's wonderful. I'm glad they've succeeded. Unfortunately, their story is not my story.
CB, have you had a time in your life when depression played a more subdued role?