Isn't depression awful? I haven't had a long, bad episode for a while, but, frankly, I'm well medicated for that. I could not live without it.

When I'm in that awful place, my visualization of it is as if a giant dog grabbed me and could shake me, throw me around and could do what it liked with me till it was through. It could be a few days or months or years. But regardless of what some people would say, I couldn't stop it from snatching me up and I could not get away from it until it chose. I was powerless and so alone. It is terrible. I empathize with you. Do you have something that the episodes feel like that you can visualize? It sort of made me understand that it wasn't my fault.

Of course, I so wish I could help you. I will keep you in my mind and heart today.

Love to you, Linda