Great question - one I have asked myself!!

I actually asked this of Doc John on a weekly chat. I believe he said something to the effect of - everyone is different but there are times when people will have issues throughout the years.

I have been in therapy for 16 years steady (I had also been in therapy for a year when I was 16 and overdosed, that was 26 years ago).

I think I will always have a degree of depression, my nature is to have these hills and valleys when things arise. I tend to be depressed for quite some time and then I start to break out of it. When I'm not "in the thick of it" I know that all things pass, sometimes I need to be reminded when it is at it's worse.

I recently as my T a similar question "Is it ALWAYS going to be like this? Am I ALWAYS going to struggle". She said she has seen me like this before and that I do come out of it, that I am not ALWAYS like this. I tend to make it worse when I'm not in a good spot. But, she was right - this too shall pass.

I try not to dwell on what tomorrow will be - I have enough on my plate to deal with today!

Tranquility