I needed a good therapist to help me learn to be a grown-up, to show me how to live in a world where the phone company doesn't care that you're too depressed to pay the phone bill when they cut off your line Depression is often described in metaphor. I go nowhere alone, he is at my side. I can't cope with the little things while he's there, like I can't find the mate to my sock, can't break an egg. For the depressed can never be sure we can finish anything we begin, or indeed be certain of anything, except the black dog's eventual return, and their terrible circling at the clearing's edge. If you or someone you know has any of the symptoms or feelings I've described, first have the courage to recognize and name the pain.
Depression is a disease and nothing to be ashamed of.
It takes courage to speak out, but that is the only way we will remove the stigma. Also, recognize you are not your depression, so say the depression, rather than my depression. Please seek help. Depression may go away by itself, but the toll it takes is great and too often results in suicide before the clouds of despair roll away. A combination of pharmacology and psychotherapy and support systems of family and friends are keys to helping to prevent an eclipse of hope.