It is the rare individual who has never been depressed. Depression, whether acute or chronic, is a common twentieth-century phenomenon. Whether we say we feel down, blue, lonely, or just rotten, we have all experienced some form of depression at one time or another.
Furthermore, there are those who have a great deal more than a few bad days a month. These people never see the glass as half full because they are miserable all the time.

Never being able to have hope means that you have no reprieve, anything to look forward to. This is chronic depression.

However, short of misery lies a huge emotional terrain that is eminently treatable by natural therapies. One of the problems with using the treatments is that you must have a will and desire to make them work, and one of the classic symptoms of depression is lack of will and desire. It is therefore a good idea to enlist the aid of a partner, friend, or relative who will participate in this programme with you.