Eagle,
Question. Do you find that you are obsessive about things and if you are, do you think it is a direct result of trying to go in the opposite direction of depression? Like forcing yourself to get involved with one activity (such as the Harry Potter books?) so you can focus on something that takes you away from the possible depression?

I have a tendency to go overboard with things and I have to work on myself to realize I don't HAVE to do these things. For instance, if I knit, I knit five sweaters, if I work a jigsaw puzzle, I do it in 2 days... if I write an article, I write 10 of them in three days... that kind of thing.

So I was wondering if part of your own therapy involved getting involved with something, such as the books, but also finding that you become obsessive about it.

JJ