I just can't focus on a goal of having it gone from my life, that seems useless and futile. So I guess the way I see it is its a matter of managing the depression...that is the only way I can see to deal with it. So yeah maybe it means I will have problems with it the rest of my life...but it can more or less be managed. I just laugh at the idea of a cure...because how do you cure a 24 year old from having no self esteem brought on by people constantly picking on you that certainly did not help my depression issues and yeah at this point I don't see myself totally recovoring though it seems many mental health people and such seem to think the focus should be on completely recovering....what about manging symptoms and that kind of thing instead of having pressure to make a full 'recovory'.