I dont know about anyone else on here, but I inherited this lousy depression from my mother, who was bi-polar. She was in & out of psych hospitals her whole life & tried to commit suicide a dozen times. For some reason right now, Im really pissed off about this. My dad & grandma were also depressed & had 2 suicides in my family history. It is 10 times worse when it's inherited, because it's never situational. Also, its more common/worse in female offspring. Im SOOO glad I didnt have any daughters now, but even so, 2 of my sons suffer from minor depression. I feel almost guilty to the point where I think I never should have had kids & niether should have my mother. People say if you can survive depression, you are a stronger person, more able to handle crisis, which is true to a point. Some of the things my friends get upset over are nothing to me..a drop in the bucket. THAT I am thankful for, I am a pretty strong person..Sorry, just had to vent. Thanks for listening.