Depression took away from me the ability to enjoy life.

My Childhood.
My Soul.
My once very bright view of nice future.

My ability to have a high level happy/excited reaction, to respond in social settings to the expected levels of excitement. It's left me feeling like I'm less of a top quality person because I can't go high enough.

My current marriage, my self esteem, friendships and family, another relationship years ago that was the best thing to happen to me, my ability to have fun, and even my health in some ways.

It took away too many years of my life, too much time.

But I find it helpful to remember that there’s still more time, more time to change, and more time to improve.