Hi, Silver Queen The other replies are very truthful,My experiance after dealing with meds over a 30 year period & finally 2 years ago,getting some that worked for me.It is a chemical imbalance,and enviormental sometimes. It's easier sometimes to blame ourselves,that we can control "the flaw".like we could just wave a magic wand & it would be gone. We do what we can,but theres frustration too.I wrote a poem about it called "what it's like".About people who think we can just "snap out of it".Thats the problem,a lot of times,we can't or we would.That's how I found my way here.Thought I was cured,things were going okay,bam! last week got really depressed for days.Still working through it. Every day is a process, for us all to find the best way we can to live & be happy. With or without meds-whatever works. Hope that helps!