Greetings.

This last year, for the first time in my life, I faced a debilitating depression that eventually led me to be in the hospital for a week until the doctors could stabilize me with medication. I am currently on anti-depressants. And though I am still working, my brain is not at efficient, creative or productive as it once was. There will be times when a huge fear sweeps over me that this episode will happen sometime in the future and there is nothing I will be able to do to stop it. For years, I have been a leader in the community that I belong to, and this has been a deeply challenging experience. Any tips for how to manage the fear would be appreciated.