[QUOTE=lizatola;4099493] I don't know, LOL, but for some unknown reason to me, God has blessed me with the ability to feel depressed and sad at times but to not suffer from debilitating depression. I wake up every morning happy even if I went to bed angry or sad the night before. It's like I have this magical way of sleeping it off and ready for a fresh start the next day.
I never had this. My ex did, in a way, and couldn't understand why I didn't. It's actually a coping mechanism. My ex was from a very dysfunctional family. He wasn't allowed to say anything about the situation as a young child, so if he was hurt, depressed, sad, he would just go to sleep. He was expected to just be happy the next day, and to just have gotten over everything. Wasn't allowed to discuss what bothered him, was never given validation. So he developed this as a coping mechanism.