Depression Is;

Depression is a mental health problem caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. (I feel like a second grader trying to answer a question on a survey.) How ever I have been there and I know that if you have clinical depression and can have a working understanding of what is happening to you it is easier to overcome. Emotions and attitude are so important in the makeup of your body chemistry, problems such as stomach ulcers or high blood pressure have been attributed to problems of personality such as becoming outraged over smaller details of life, which in turn possibly added acid or adrenalin at the wrong time, which is body chemistry. I believe that stress from loss of stability in life routines, such as divorce, job loss, injuries that limit productivity, and health problems, if they are great enough can change our attitude to the point of our brooding body changing chemical makeup in our brain. Be it ever so slightly, but still enough to destroy our self esteem and self confidence. Medication can restore this chemical imbalance to some degree, but only our own wonderfully designed body can make this chemical mix at the right ratio. This is where prayer, faith, and positive scripture can make the difference, and it did for me, praise The Lord.

Still depressed

Even tho I haven't taken medication in probably over twenty years I still feel the grip, maybe not any where near like the bad times, but the grip of depression upon rising almost every morning. Fortunately I know how to deal with it, I go to the Lord in prayer asking for a good day, and I read a devotional like "Upper Room" +++++++++++++where there is almost always some positive scripture included. Then on with another day of coping with life where I know that I am very fortunate to have my circumstances. My depressed attitude is usually gone by this time, life is good!