I just came across your thread today, Rose 76. So much of what you have written could have been about me. I can relate to so much of it. It appears most everyone here can, too.

I'm so happy to read that you're through the worst of it, and are feeling better. Congratulations on the work it takes to get going each day---it seems like that plan is working for you.

Setting small healthy goals for myself is the way I started to climb out of a very bad and long state of depression. It's a useful tool that I've grown accustomed to utilizing whenever things get murky for me. I'm battling through this, now unmedicated, except for a small prescription of Ativan for my bouts of anxiety. Creating a routine, and being a good friend to myself, has helped enormously.

You seem to be a strong, intelligent, and determined person. And yes, you have a gift for writing. I wish I found this earlier, but it's encouraging to know that you've gotten through it.

With admiration...