depression is just mind over matter, will power, self control basically. If you let something get to you long enough you'll get up set about it. If you get up set to long it causes depression. When I first got merried then had my son, my life changed drasticly. It was hard to deal with at first. I tried zoloft, thought it did make me happy, I did not like having to rely on drugs to make me happy. My best friend (a marine) told me something that I'll never for get and I think of it every time I think negativily. He said, "People who are depressed are just letting things get to them. When you fell like you can fix some thing that is bothering you just say FUCK IT!" It actually works for me. And of course you can always think about what my dad use to tell me, "ahhh, you can't worry about that little shit!"