Diagnosed clinical depression here , told i'd need pills forever didn't stop drinking tho'.
Gave up drinking and and a depression hung round for 6 months , then i was fine for 3 years although i got depressed this winter and suffer occasional bouts of ennui , i take no drugs and bounce back reasonably quickly . within 6 to 12 weeks .
8-10 months of the year life is pretty fine and i'm planning for a future in 10 or so years where i can do part time work and go south for the winter as long as i'm modest in what i spend .
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