lessgravity,
the trough...sure i slid into that "voice", and yes, that gets less frequent and less severe.
but right from the start what i did was pay attention to what's
behind it, what you describe as
how much I want that sweet oblivion. and i'd ask why? why do i want oblivion? what do i want to get away from? what is going on with me that i don't want to "be" with? why does oblivion look sweet? why not like a loss?
on and on. those were the things that, in a way, got harder for a while. but eventually even THAT got less intense and much much easier
why do
you want oblivion?