Have you been checked out medically? There are lots of purely medical issues that can cause depression. See my last post on this thread

http://forums.psychcentral.com/depre...ression-2.html

There are lots of zero cost things that are known to be effective. Exercise, for instance, can be a very powerful help. My favorite zero cost easy thing is this

http://forums.psychcentral.com/depre...n-escaped.html

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