Is Depression A Choice?

Is Depression affecting your life in some way? Are you or is someone you know depressed? That is a very painful situation.  I know. My mother is a woman who is often in a sad state.

She suffers from Bipolar Disorder and frequently is in the midst of a depression.  I’ve tried for years to attempt to guide or control her and finally I realized that I just had to let it go and have faith in her and her own abilities to make choices.  That was a bitter pill to swallow.

There’s a part of me that struggles with this concept.  However, I believe deep down in my heart that at some point people make choices. In order to remain in a state of depression, you have to follow certain rules. Yessirree, there is a strategy.