What i did was i made my job very important to me and i enjoyed it. Got to the point where my vacations were for health and i wanted to go back to work. The things i wanted to do on vacation werw the thinga that mattered to me. Visiting family. Traveling across the state to visit a friend. Work on my computer and motorcycle. I don't chase material things that much anymore and feel simpler and happier.

100%. I feel for you. I am fortunate in that even though I have experienced great sadness in my life-monster father, loss of a child-I do not get depressed. Ever. Sad, yes. Good luck finding a path that works for you.

Depression is a beast.

I am in this place sometime s but not so often now I am past 70 y.o.Something seems ot have changed maybe a bit more acceptance I don't really know - I have been a lot worse and have had quite few suicide attempts and have been in psyche units often but then life started getting easier /or I did.these days Iam nore frustrated about what is going on, and angry at it rather than depressed.

I've had seasons of depression, but they were temporary - triggered by circumstances. I feel for you.

Otherwise life goes on mostly pleasantly enough, punctuated by highs that I know I can create, but often am too busy hiding from

I try to maintain my attitude of gratitude, as I know I'm so much better off than so many.

I am waiting for this book to come out. [amazon.com]

Fuck this one hit hard, I'd say a good %7

All of it.

Working on it bro. Shit takes time. Life emerges and when it does grab onto it. I try to not to judge myself. The more you let it be and try to become conscious the more you will feel alive.

Maybe 10% if I'm trying to be optimistic. But there are moments that are 80-100%. Just so few...

For me the more stark question is the percentage of time feeling burdened. 60%