Hermit, I am not depressed at all. Although I have been in my life, actually my moods are quite good, despite not working much, despite having very low iron, And despite some other problems I probably can solve, truly I am doing good
There is no comparison between my today life versus the past.
My daughter almost completely recuperated from an handicap and is now thinking bachelor degree after her technical college which I never thought she would achieve, I stopped working 60-70 hours a week as a single mom to put food on the table and pay alternative therapies, and financially I am not rich but we can feed ourselves and pay the bills. And.. I just put another jerk out of my life.
I am truly doing fine
But if you want to pray for me, you are welcome, i need to put my physical health back on track, lose weight, take iron supplements, etc. Which I am slowly doing.
you are talking to someone here who, in her life, went through pure hell and back. Gosh am I happy to be on the back side!!
When I talk about depression, I talk about my past, how I overcame it, what I studied and learned about it and I love studying the brain, so... may be we can all benefit?!
And I agree with what you wrote, your theory is sound.