Yes. I don’t take care of myself the way that I should, and if I let that continue on for more than a week or two I get depressed.

I moved to an area with some pretty foul weather (month-long stretches of rain or snow every day are not uncommon), and that has made things worse since my primary source of exercise and probably my greatest joy in life is the outdoors.

But even when I was living in a sunnier climate I would frequently drift in and out of bouts of depression.

I am lucky to have a wonderful family who put up with me in the good times and the bad. I just wish I could be a better person for them.