I'm sure the original poster has heard enough to know that there's more to depression's cure than "thinking oneself out of it". I personally know that my chemical imbalance, and my brains pattern of dampening my pleasure receptors, are both things I have NO control over. I would give anything to wake up not depressed. Thank you for your thoughts, but please know it comes off as platitudes to those of us who have researched and lived through depression.