Well, I've found depression comes from many things as far as HIV goes. First people get depressed just from finding out their status, then comes the stigmas, being unsure about how this illness is going to effect your life & other you are close too. The stress of being on daily meds, to disclose or not, days of feeling sick and tired. You go through this stuff long enough & you can't help be become depressed. What to do about it? Damned if I know. I just deal with each day as it comes. I think about HIV, like taking a dump. It's something we have to deal with everyday- if not, bad things will happen, so I just do it & not really think about it. Once you except something as a part of your life, it becomes less of an issue & a lot easier too deal with. I know that's not much but I hope it helps Blue.
kevin

I suffer from depression and anxiety since I was diagnosed in 2005, but as I am constantly reminded of this disease when I am taking my meds, I just keep saying your not going to control my life.

I recommend that everyone with depression and/Or anxiety read Lost Connections by Johann Hari

I agree with you on that I just don't thin about the HIV. I just don't even talk about it . Just trying to pin point where this depression is coming from. So out of character for me.

I have severe depression. I had to to go to a professional psychiatrist. I still go down in a depression. But not as bad as it used to be.