I am not trying to be disrespectful, but one does not “overcome” those demons. Brain Chemistry is one of those things that is tolerated, or you can medically change it.
I know, first hand, that real depression (not just the blues) can be debilitating. And honestly, even your loved ones tire of it. They still love you...but its tough.
The longer I live, the more I understand how some people are just done with it all. I know its a sin. I have never been that down. But I understand how it happens.
If you have never been around it or experienced it, you are incredibly lucky.
I remember finally hitting on the right meds...and walking around with my wife one day and asking, “Is this how it is for everyone else? Every day?”
I don’t guess I knew for certain that she was bi-polar. I did see her taking a pill from from a Kodak film holder. I later looked at one of them and noted the number on it. I looked it up and it was Xanax.
Noting how she acted and reading about Xanax I am pretty sure it was bi-polar.