Thanks for this, Fuzzy. Depression is an all-or-nothing, glass half empty mindset. I have the "I am a failure" tape running most of the time. I overlook the ways that I have succeeded and do succeed in supporting a family, raising children, being a father, keeping a house, paying bills, etc. My career has gone down a rabbit hole, but I am more than my career. And I have had some career successes along the way (not in a while, though). I guess every day can have its little successes.
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