So Who Suffers From Depression?

Many people suffer from depression.  We all know that the great artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, Beethoven suffered from the illness.  The late Princess Diana and the brilliant Princess Masako.  Actors and actresses like Harrison Ford and Drew Barrymore.  World leaders like Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill.

I also found out that my favourite ex-BBC Gardeners' World presenter, Monty Don, also suffered from the illness.  So did a local writer Rehman Rashid.

Of course, we learn that it is caused by so many factors, biological and environmental.  But because it is in the brain and it is about some chemical imbalance, science can only tell us the probables of cures.  I have been suffering from this illness, officially for the last 5 years.  Unofficially, evidence shows that I may have been depressive from my younger days.

Question is can I lead my life without taking drugs?  The doctor says no, but some people feel yes.  So what do I do?