For so many of us who suffer from depression, it seems an eternal struggle to reach that point where we can say that we feel happy.  Why is it that happiness seems so elusive?  One reason we seldom think about is our own resistance to feeling better.  Sometimes the greatest barrier to feeling happy is you.

I must point out that this is not some diatribe to place blame or deny the existence of depression as a real neurobiological disease.  I am not saying that your environment, past...