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most days i walk through my life in a zombie-like haze...i follow social rules of etiquette...i smile, nod, asks colleagues how things are going...and even "laugh" at the jokes being told...i do this each and every day...it's exhausting...

is change even possible?...will these smiles one day be real again?..it's been almost 20 years, and i haven't snapped out of it yet...will i ever?...when is enough, enough?

Change is always possible as long as we are still breathing. There's always new meds to try, new therapy types to try.

I don't think depression is something you snap out of, but something you work t and can gradually improve.

Its important to be happy with what progress you have made while still aiming to make more.

But keep trying one day the smiles and the laughs can be real again.

I'm 40 and I feel like my entire life has been a struggle to find happiness. We walk through the mud only in the hopes to find a thinner clearer spot to breath again. Grab onto those moments with everything you have. Enjoy the times when the sun shines and you will find that they are more frequent than you ever thought.