Yes, I have heard those same things. My father started it back when I was a child - my mother was schizophrenic (not diagnosed until I was 12) and I have had major depression since I was a child. You can't just "snap out of it". And I do agree that some positive behavior can help build positive attitudes but it takes LOTS of time and work. It does not happen overnight. I just posted about having two days of something resembling pleasure then fell back down in the well without warning. I wish the media would spread the word that we are not depressed because we want to be - I would like nothing better than to be well and at peace.