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[brakester]

3. Excellent post, luckycharm!

Thanks for your story and congratulations on your successful struggle!

I lived most of my life under that same pall. I read every self-help book I could find and set as my lifetime goal solving the mystery of this extra weight I carried every day. I looked forward to the day when I could wake up not asking my depression what it would allow me to accomplish that day.

Until some miracle workers came up with anti-depressants. The turnaround for me was immediate. There was still lots of work to do, but I no longer saw myself as climbing an insurmountable mountain.

Now, I am enjoying my retirement and look at my life so far with few regrets. Thanks to Science, the support of good friends and family and my own dogged determination to make the most of my life, I meet each day with optimism and energy.