Wow, 3xjj, thank you for giving me hope! I've been reading posts in this section and seeing that I fit here. I'm 49 and was beginning to think there wasn't any hope for me. What kind of help worked best for you? I have been taking meds (currently Effexor) for depression forever, but have never come across any therapy that I felt did me any good, so had given up on therapy, tired of it. I am at a mid-life crisis point in my life where I can't stand the idea that the rest of my life will be as unhappy as the first part.