Dr. Corona, I wanted to thank you for your assurance that you would get me to a place, where I would enjoy people places and things; that I would laugh and smile because I was genuinely happy and not trying to cover up my sadness; that I would be able to feel all emotions in a sane and rational way, and that I would be able to competently cope with difficult situations.

It was a relief when you explained that I was not bringing it on myself, but rather it was a chemical change in my brain, and that I would be well and feel whole again. You explained that it would take a combination of medications to get me where I needed, to be able to function adequately. Thank you for not giving up on me, and assuring me that I would get to the place where I could enjoy life to the fullest.

As long as I can remember, I felt alone in my battle against depression, because no one could understand it, not even the several doctors I went to for help. They would give me one medication that would work for a short period of time, and when it didn't work anymore, they wouldn't know what to do next. They would place labels on me like: OCD, neurosis, and others. Those situations and meetings with psychiatrists only made me fall deeper into the depths of hopelessness and depression. I felt that I didn't have a reason to live, and would think of ways I could take my own life. I have felt like a sane person in an insane asylum, trying to convince others that I didn't belong in there. However, no one was willing to help me or knew how to help me, until you were recommended to me by another doctor who recognized I could be helped.

It has been almost three years now that the deep depression, feelings of hopelessness, and lack of desire to live have vanished! Now I can laugh, cry, and feel happy or sad with rational thoughts, according to situations I find myself in. I can deal with life effectively with confidence! Thank you for giving me a reason to live life to its fullest!

— Mary