DEPRESSION CAN BE DEADLY. Mr. Martin knows this all too well. Since he was eleven years old when he found himself sitting in front of several prescription pill bottles wondering whether to live or die to this very day he has dealt with living with deep depression. In this book Mr. Martin addresses how his depression affected the quality of his life and how depression can control the decisions you make, the type of people you bring into your life, and how it distorts your perception of who you are and the importance of your life to others. It is Mr. Martin's hope that this book may help other depression sufferers, their family and friends to better understand their depression and for those who have lost a loved one to suicide maybe some possible answers as to what this person might have been dealing with.