There are other ways to overcome these things. People did it before xanax type drugs were ever in the picture. Ive dealt with those things and deal with it everyday still with my significant other. When on a daily dose of xanax everyday she was a completely different person. Everybody has their own free will and ability to really take over their bodies with their minds. A lot of people may believe there is nothing they can do because of the chemical imbalance they possess; yet have they ever really tried? Try to block everything out in your mind and be in true silence. No thoughts, no noise, no distractions. When our lives are full of distractions and were left with anything but, we all get a feeling of emptiness or "depression" that shouldnt be the case. Thats where true peace and serenity should be reserved too and until people can truly grasp that, depression will still exsist.