> > I could use something like this also (inherited depression 
> > from *both* sides of the family tree -- suicide is the number 
> > one killer in the last three generations).
> 
> Mild depression runs in my family. The men are all grouchy when they get
> old. I took Zoloft for a while, but decided that I could make myself happy

The trouble is that depression is not just unhappiness.

It is more the feeling of being surrounded by a dark cloud that stands
between me and the world. At least that is one of my types of depression.
The other type is much worse.

Zoloft barely keeps me sane.

> just by concentrating on it. For my mild issues, it works most of the time.

Concentrating on being happy works when I'm just feeling blue. When
depression hits I either have to wait it out (months), find a long and
intense adrenaline rush, or use drugs.

> skips away. I tried it. As someone else on this list said years ago, just
> saying "I'm so happy" over and over can improve ones mood a bit.

Yes, sometimes this works.
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