Fishhead, I could not agree with you more re;"Yes!...I sort help...

Fishhead, I could not agree with you more re;

"Yes!...I sort help but ultimately I had to deal with the "issues" myself and I found that the 'help' was no help at all = it made me realise that no one had the answer - no one...... just me.

I still 'deal' with The Black Dog daily, from the depths of despair to the moments of euphoria and it is NOT predictable."

I found myself dealing with the black dog worse than ever recently. I'm one to keep to myself regarding such matters but it is easy to let that affect everyone around you. I decided to break the cycle and went on a Vipassina meditation retreat, 10 days of silence where I went into battle with my own mind and thoughts and took away a whole new perspective on it. Coming back to reality is tough, but I believe I've beaten it and now have tools to stop it taking over again...so far so good!