Yes, Buddhist philosophy works to some extent for me. I have learned that some thoughts are just thoughts - they are transitory. Meditation has helped, yoga has helped, therapy has helped and my Lexapro and Xanax have helped. I guess my spiritual side has come out since the depression deepened last year - I had closed myself off to all of my spirituality for the past 40 years. The closest I come to any "religion" is to Buddhism. Unfortunately, the thoughts that are most transitory are the ones of joy and peace - the depression and anxiety seem to be the thoughts that are with me more or less permanently - but, until the past month or so - i had not experienced what joy was at all so I have come a long way to be even to say I had a moment of joy - a moment of peace during shavastna in yoga - a moment of beauty looking up at a blue sky and a red cardinal sitting on a red hibiscus bush at the yoga studio grounds. Thank you for the post. It made me more aware of the good things I have found.