Bartender Geek

I think you are right about different "kinds" of depression - your cancer analogy is very useful. Humans - with their individual emotional, physical, and spiritual make-up - are complicated creatures, for sure. The unifying factor is: all humans need to be treated with respect, compassion, and kindness. Your explanation helps us to understand the situation, to be more patient when necessary, and to help each person find the right [friend, doctor, medication, creative activity, physical exercise, mental challenge, fill in the blank... ] that will help in his or her individual case. Thanks for post - it was very helpful.