I want to thank every one for their replies here, please keep them coming. Why is this important? Because I think depression is often misunderstood or ignored or considered some thing else. By all of us describing exactly how it feels to each of us, it is not only good for us but also for any one else out there seeking more information about it.

I would just like to add, some one once said depression is like a storm that comes and covers the sun with darkness and no sooner does it come but it also passes the same way. That's a pretty nice way to describe depression I think. A storm or darkness that passes over us.

We all know what depression is like for us, but isn't it interesting how we each describe it?