[Threewhens]

Has anyone here successfully treated or cured acute, severe depression without medication?

I think a lot of the self help books I'm reading are backfiring because they are typically geared toward people with mild depression. They usually don't cover things associated with severe depression, like extreme energy drain. It is disheartening to read a book that is telling me to plant a garden or pick up an extra hobby to find "meaning" when it feels like a monumental effort just to LIVE. It is hard to eat or shower and not collapse after and I can't even find "meaning" in waking up most days. It literally feels like some black force has latched on and is constricting and weighing me from inside.