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Good to hear Perry! Some depression is due to poor diet, exercise, and/or circumstance.

My best friend always tells me that she is depressed and thinks she needs meds. Then I have to point out recent major occurrences in her life that would make her that way. Circumstantial is all. When she keeps up with counseling, I don't get those calls or messages from her.

When she is busy taking care of herself it's totally different. Of course I am convinced that it isn't organic. Just circumstantial. When everything is going ok, she's exercising, and eating right, she seems quite happy.

The last time she mentioned her depression her grandma just died, I'm like, and? Your grandma just died!! Yea. You're depressed, why wouldn't you be? That's normal psychology. Grief and circumstantial depression are sometimes confused for chronic disorders. That's why when I get depressed I let it happen, and don't over-react. It does go away. All that pain means I need to be making some choices about me, my lifestyle, love-life, career, or vices.

It's hard to tell your friends, hey, you're depressed because your life is screwed up right now for this or that reason, and a pill is not going to fix it, you are. She isn't always depressed, just depressed when things have to change. I think depression is a natural human condition, and neccessary.

Now I'm not talking about you guys, which is why this is off topic. But I'm glad Perry is taking the baby-steps approach.