Every now and then, I have to make this rant about depression. So here it goes again. Clinical depression is not the same thing as feeling blue, being bummed out, lacking rewards, etc. It is a chemical process that can't be ended by putting on a happy face. It may or may not have to do with the quit -- certainly a change in the chemical makeup of your body could exacerbate it, because it relates to physical changes in the brain. It is not something you can "snap out of". It needs medical/professional treatment.
I encourage everyone to do some research on the issue. Just try googling "depression" and you'll learn a whole lot. Especially look at the Web site for the National Institute of Mental Health.
This is an important issue for me because this has been a problem for members of my family going back to my grandmother, including a number of cousins and my children. I have seen it be absolutely debilitating. Please, please take it seriously.
Rusty
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