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While it is true, there is no drug to completely cure against depression YET, whether it be *long-term or short-term, medication can GREATLY help you manage it.
Long-term depression is called major depressive disorder (MDD or PDD) and as somebody who is diagnosed with both (double depression) I can tell you that for the first 20 years of my MDD I was able to manage it with sheer willpower and **coping mechanisms I created. However MDD is a progressive disorder, unfortunately meaning it gets harder the older you get.
On my 21st year of dealing with MDD I finally resorted to medications, I was on that medication for 2 years and it wasn't helping at all. My MDD got so severe that I did finally resort to suicide twice, in 6 months. (these attempts weren't due to me being sad, they were due to my hopelessness of not being cured of MDD/PDD as my symptoms are at debilitating levels)
luckily on the second time I was admitted to the psych ward, i was able to work with nurses that explained to me all the different types of medication out there and how each one has different compounds to them affecting each person differently. I was of the mindset that if that first medication didn't work then it was hopeless. Anyway, after working through three other medication types over the span of 5 years. I have been able to live my life with some semblance of normalcy for the last 3 years.
It is a discouraging fact that I will have to be on medication for the rest of my life otherwise the MDD symptoms will come back, but I'm saying all this to let people who have it know that there our medications out there that can help you significantly.
I recommend finding a therapist that specializes in depression who then can refer you to a medication specialist.
* I think it's very important for people to understand that long-term and short-term depression affect people differently. Short-term, otherwise known as adjustment depression is caused by specific factors in life. Long-term, MDD/PDD is a chemical imbalance in your brain(neurotransmitters). Also, NO YOU CAN'T JUST GET OVER IT, with either forms of depression. So don't tell people who have MDD/PDD or short-term depression that dumb statement.
**Coping mechanisms could be different for each person, such as meditation, exercise, diet, ignoring it, even prayer, ect.