Are you in the US? There seems to be lots of research on psychedelics for treatment these days. It's a very interesting part of the field. From everything I und

Are you in the US? There seems to be lots of research on psychedelics for treatment these days. It's a very interesting part of the field. From everything I understand, it's not daily dosing, but only occasionally, and possibly only once. Others have mentioned deep breathing, you may also want to look into Holotropic Breathwork. Maybe a bit woo-woo for you, but I had a fun experience, though I don't suffer from depression. We were looking at depression treatments a little while ago for our work in neurotech/sleeptech. There is very solid research on sleep deprivation for treatment of depression. We decided to not pursue that avenue because we're focused on improving sleep, AND it can be a dangerous treatment. Specifically not to be used if you are manic depressive, as it pushes you right into mania. However, when I was researching depression and sleep, and talking to people with depression, one person mentioned that when he feels himself sliding, he makes sure he gets exercise, and keeps it up for a few days. He says that normally keeps him from sliding. He doesn't take SSRIs, but was diagnosed by a psychiatrist, so not a self diagnosis. ----additional---- Lastly, don't apologize about depression being a taboo subject. It is becoming much less so, and it's important to talk about it. Pushing it under the rug and ignoring the problem hasn't helped over the last 50 years (or longer).