What are we recovering from?

What are we recovering from?

One of the most surprising things for me about recovering from depression is that for a lot of the time I can’t actually remember just how dreadful it was to be under such a dark and heavy cloud. It is, of course, wonderful and hugely encouraging to have lost that sense of hopelessness. But sometimes I do need to remember that I have been very ill in the past and that I am still vulnerable in certain circumstances...