I sometimes have days when I have to take it one minute at a time to make it through the day. My goal is to make it through the day to do a positive activity for myself. I realize that work for many people provides a structure and some sense of accomplishment. Not all of us have any volunteering activities that would replace work. So, I plod through each day doing routine positive things to help reprogram my mind. I have to do this routine so it becomes implanted into my brain. Especially, the meditation CD I have. Yes, there are days when these have less effect, but I also visualize this battle with depression as a rock trying to get to the crest of the hill. From the top of the hill, I will slowly build momentum with positive retraining and gain more and have less down days. Unfortunately, it's not a simple surgery where a simple operation will cure my problems. It is a struggle, I know, having been to hell and back once, I know how to multitask.