There is a light

I'm not religious, it's not that kind of light. I have mostly been depressed for the past two years. You are talking about a few days here and there, maybe a week per month when depression has not been the dominant thing. It's not a lot of fun. For the past month I have been taking a new (to me) anti-depressant called Venlafaxine. It has been a rocky road because of all sorts of side effects. Since Monday, I have not felt depressed. I'm so used to bubbles busting, that I'm still not sure whether to believe this. Recovery, even with a powerful drug, is still a fragile thing, so I am proceeding with caution, but, yes, with a guarded optimism.