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But now today the depression continues. There's nothing but pain. I have nothing to give, nothing I want, nothing matters and there's no hope. My only option is to drag myself through this life, doing what others need me to do, and tolerate the suffering as best I can.

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Depression episodes can be quite long but they're rarely as long as life. You have been depressed before and I imagine, after this episode passes, you might be depressed again. So, you only have to get from here to "there", undepressed or depressed again, however you wish to count it.

You say there's nothing you want but I beg to disagree. You want the pain to end, the depression to let up. I was watching a public television show last night about the plasticity of the brain and how we can help the brain help us:

http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007...lasticity-pbs/

and it was quite fascinating and talked about OCD and stroke, etc. and how it's possible to get our brains to "fix" things that are wrong with it . . .

Drag yourself in a direction you might like to end up in?