Cheer

Dark, cold, prickly, screeching, drowning, trapped
Light, warm, soft, soothing, breathing, free

     Describe your ideal nest, a physical place where you live and a psychological place where you feel.  Make a comfortable home and an emotional haven.  Attach to the rhythm of nature.  Have dark when asleep and light when awake, soothing temperature, pleasant nutrition, comforting bed, stimulating times balanced with calm, physical and mental activity balanced with relaxation, social interaction and sole pursuits, reach inward and outward, take care of yourself and help others.
     Depression takes some people, even children, on a hopeless, downhill path with no vision of escape.  Suicide seems the only way out.  Everyone experiences depression at times and needs to find a way to begin the uphill  path out.  But how to help yourself or someone else to leave the darkness and strive for the light, that is the problem.
     Some find a solution through religion, some through social contacts with optimistic friends, while some need professional help.  Theses efforts may be difficult.  Soothe yourself, focus on the positive, make a joyful noise, and cheer yourself onward.