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I guess I'm sort of like Kindness that I've learned to accept the fact I have depression is part of who I am. It's not something I would wish on another person, but it's "just" part of my life. I have a medical condition that will last the rest of my life. I fought against being diagnosed with the problem for a long time. Didn't make the problem og away and made me even more miserable. Since I've also learned to accept it as part of who I am it's easier to cope with.
Folks mentioned meds. When I first went on an antidepressant I asked my pdoc if I was going to be on it the rest of my life. He said we had to see. He wasn't being a smart aleck. He meant we'd have to see how I did on and off the med. I'm stable taking my med each day. I once tried going off it for financial reasons and because I wanted to see if I could be okay without it. Turned out not to be a good thing for me. I became horribly suicidal once off the med. After that I accepted that I'll be on the med the rest of my life. Would I prefer to be med free? Heck yes! BUT I also want a quality of life that does not include multiple plans how to kill myself.
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