Hi,

I've been struggling with Depression on and off for years.
Usually it's mild and I'm relatively functional despite it (dysthymia).

But this last bout of it has been going on for an unusually long time.
It's been going on for at least a year and a half now.

It was triggered by an affair with an ex-girlfriend, and I'm sure that some of it is due to factors like poorer finances, but that's not all of it.
It's just something I'm prone to struggling with.

Anyone want to recommend any good local treatment options?

I've tried a few anti-depressants, and I've generally found them to be barely helpful at best, plus they always have side effects, which I hate.

I'm a Veteran, so I could go to the VA for free, but my last experience with a therapist there was that it was not only unhelpful, but was making me feel worse.
I'm not as depressed I was then, for what it's worth.

Thanks...