Didn't expect the results -- thought it'd be less common.

Here's a couple of resources I've found helpful wrt understanding and avoiding depression. Hopefully they'll be useful to someone.

Short: http://lesswrong.com/lw/sc/existential_angst_factory/

Longer: Martin Seligman's book on Learned Optimism http://www.amazon.com/Learned-Optimism-Change-Your-Mind/dp/1...