I'm really depressed

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For me, depression comes and goes but I can usually put it aside. (It really takes years of practice - I have bad reactions to the anti-depressant meds so I don't have a choice) One thing I do, though... every now and then I get all weepy. I can't stop it. I don't know if it's hormonal or what, but I hate to cry in front of other people, so what I do is watch the saddest movie ever, "The Dollmaker" with Jane Fonda (I have the DVD for just this purpose) and just have a good cry. I get it out of my system and then go on with life.

I'm careful not to get overtired. For one, it'll bring on epileptic seizures, which result in migraines, and secondly, I simply can't function reasonably if there is any stress present.

Low blood sugar from going too long without food, can also bring me down.

It's a careful juggling act but giving up was never an option. I had kids early.

The definition of depression is it comes and stays.

it doesn't have to stay in order to be depression. depression can be episodic or chronic.

It's true. I've dealt with depression pretty much my entire life, and there have definitely been periods of relief in between.

I really feel you on it right now. I'm managing to keep it together but god DAMN it's been killing me the last few days.

Thank everyone for the replies and insights and I'm sorry if you also feel bad. I was avoiding this thread for a few days cause I didn't want to think about how I feel cause eugggggghhhh. Anyway yes still need to get stuff sorted out.