Overcoming depression is not something impossible. It requires a bit of will, power, a little medication, right nutrition, exercise and the most important - support from family and friends. The sufferer should get a pet as a way of therapy. Talking and taking care of a creature, which shows it’s unconditional love could make wonders. More and more reasons to live would come with everyday. It was observed that people whom pets were given want to become better, useful, want to love back and hence slowly escape the clutches of depression and return to their old selfs. Certainly there are other ways of overcoming depression, but this one is easy and guaranteed it does not hurt.