One thing I have learned from years of migraines is that I can try medicine and sometimes find comfort in distraction—a podcast at a low volume, a bath. But, usually, I just have to outlast them. It’s been a useful lesson for depression. Outlasting doesn’t feel very noble, though. It mostly feels like being in bed.

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