It's Still There!

OK, so I'm either brave or stupid for doing this. I guess that's yet to be determined. It does get frustrated feeling like you have to defend yourself. A lot of people think you're just down like everybody gets once in a while and that you should do like Cher says in Moonstruck and "Snap Out of It!" If it were only that easy. Do they think I I would choose this? It's not as simple as pinpointing something that's bothering you and taking care of it. Sure, there are factors that arise that may make the depression more severe but with or without those factors, the depression is still there. It's a disease! I didn't ask for it. And yes, I did seek treatment for it... just like if someone had diabetes or other illnesses ... but it's still there. It doesn't magically go away. I would like to think that one day it will disappear... never to be heard from again... but in the meantime, it's still there!