Depression

Depression seems to be the newest "mental illness" buzzword. It's useful, because who hasn't been depressed at one time or another. When I was young, we called it "the blues" and to get rid of the blues, you got busy, or sang the blues, or had a piece of cinnamon toast. Do you remember cinnamon toast? And home-made waffles? Or, pancakes, made not from a package mix but from scratch, with lots of butter and real maple syrup. We have a lot of really useful things now (early 21st century) but we did then too (when I was young — late-mid-20th). For instance, we had to be at home to answer the phone, and it was connected to the location by a cord. And when it rang, it was usually someone we wanted to talk to. None of those annoying electronic ads. Well, times change. As the Zen master said to his impatient companion when they were traveling, "Here too is good." Make friends. If you get depressed, think of something even worse and consider yourself lucky! Help others. Love.

Here's a site that has some useful advice.