I believe that if I had gone on medication before my first breakdown had swept me all the way into the abyss, I would have been able to bring my first depression to heel before it got out of control, and that I might have avoided real breakdowns altogether. If I had not gone off the medication that helped me through that breakdown, I might never have had a second one. By the time I started heading for a third one, I was determined not to make a stupid mistake again.
