It took me far too long to realize that lost years and relationships cannot be recovered. That damage done to oneself and others cannot always be put right again.

Suicide Note: The calm, Cool face of the river Asked me for a kiss. -Langston Hughes

I realized that it was not that I didn’t want to go on without him. I did. It was just that I didn’t know why I wanted to go on

The complexities of what we are given in life are vast and beyond comprehension.

Manic depression distorts moods and thoughts, incites dreadful behaviors, destroys the basis of rational thought, and too often erodes the desire and will to live.

From a public health point of view, still the overwhelming problem is that people are not treated enough for depression; depression remains under treated.

Others imply that they know what it is like to be depressed because they have gone through a divorce, lost a job, or broken up with someone. But these experiences carry with them feelings. Depression, instead, is flat, hollow, and unendurable. ... You're frightened, and you're frightening, and you're 'not at all like yourself but will be soon,' but you know you won't.