I suffer from bouts of depression now and again and have since...well as long as I can remember.

I can feel the bouts coming on..I call it my "Veil of darkness" because it seems nothing from the outside world that's good or positive is allowed in, only the dark stuff on which this stuff feeds on. It varies how long the bouts last...but it is never for more then a a couple days...certainly never a week or more.

My game plan when in the midst of a bout is to do something that makes me feel better...like watch something funny,listen to a favorite cd and so on. 8 times out of 10 it works. It helps ease my mind...helps me forget about stuff I am on my mind ..some of which I can't change.