Maybe depression is contagious.

I don't know whether to pity a friend in depression. That may not be doing her a favor. And I want to do her a favor. I'd like to lift her out of depression. With a snap of my fingers. Magically. But it ain't that easy. I'm in love. With life. So depression isn't a problem. Other than I know that depression is a rampant malady. And that too often it leads to a disabling way of life. Even to suicide. Maybe I should have become a psychiatrist. A specialist in the treating of depression. And other mental disorders. But I wonder if that would have put me into depression. After all, maybe depression is contagious. --Jim Broede