Pushing through the days is exactly the way to phrase it. Depression "hit" me first in my late 20's, and again in my forties. What gets me through these days is, honestly, to consider some of the blessings that I have in my life. At times, it gets to the point of being grateful for simple things like food, shelter and clothing, you know, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...Lately, I've been doing a lot of that "counting". For me, it's better than self-medicating with alcohol, which I used to do to excess. I fill my time with some activity - anything - something as simple as making my bed can be helpful. I work from the simple to the more complex, and as silly as it may sound, I "congratulate" myself on the job well done when I accomplish a task.

Presently, I take a low-dose anti-depressant (Viibryd). I've gone back to really looking at my thoughts and the words that I use to express those thoughts. It's a basic Cognitive-Behavioral technique. When I don't do that, I find myself much more depressed.

I wish you well in your struggle...I wish all of us well.