Andrew Solomon on depression and hope | Depression and Creativity | Emotional Health & Creative People | Scoop.it

Andrew Solomon is a novelist, journalist and historian. At 31 he descended into a major depression. He was helped by family support and therapy. He writes:

 

“These experiences of darkness make the light more beautiful, that the pain of being acutely depressed allows you to experience an unbelievable happiness in every day when you aren’t depressed and a sense that each of those days is a gift. So that’s the real message of hope, is that you can get better.”