Guess it depends on the cause for the depression. If you're depressed over some action ( or lack of action ) on your part, you can remedy the situation by taking the action you feel necessary. You can come to terms with the situation and put it to rest.
If your depression is something less specific, it can be something that requires counseling.
What's important is that you ACT - don't let these feelings stop you or get in your way.
Hope this helps. Good luck to you!

I haven't beaten it yet BUT it's not as bad as it once was. To tell the truth, it feels more like regular sadness now. I'm sure it can be beaten though. You just gotta give it time and enjoy life as much as you can.

IMHO, it is a "disease," so it's not something that's curable in the sense it goes away forever w/o continued treatment. For some it can get treated w/ meds, therapy, and other forms of treatment and they're almost 100 percent better. For others, well, it's much more of a uphill battle. I know of one person that posted a few months back saying they didn't know if they should be a member of the board anymore b/c they weren't depressed anymore. So, i'd say that's a success story.

As in, it completely goes away forever? Probably not very likely.

but it can certainly be managed. My low periods used to last for weeks.....now I can be back to myself within a couple of days.

personally its never gone from me completely, its always there but i just go up and down all the time. just depends. it's managable though with the right meds and support (: