That's really it, isn't it? No one "lives" with depression, we "survive" with it. Depression is little more than getting used to worsening conditions and treati

That's really it, isn't it? No one "lives" with depression, we "survive" with it. Depression is little more than getting used to worsening conditions and treating yourself poorly. "Living" stops when that pattern of behavior starts, because attempts to live are shut down by rumination and defeatism. Then introspection starts and you can see the basic issues but can't reason your way out of them, nor draw on the discipline that has been washed away because of them to put in the consistent work to better oneself.