How do you deal with depression?

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I'm slightly depressed right now, and it is one of the more unpleasant emotions I know. I consider myself lucky, it 'happens' to me only occasionaly, I try to get to the root cause of it, try to think it out, and, if possible, change my focus. Depression is as such a good emotion, since it means a change is about to happen, it basically signals the onset of another 'bout' of personal growth LOL. See, I'm trying humor right now, because even though it's true, that realization is not very helpful when you are 'in it'. Most of the times I just try 'to stick it out', because it DOES end at some point in time. I just feel for those people who suffer from it on a regular basis, or people who are clinically depressed really have all my sympathy. It's not the case with me, thank God. So what are your remedies. I´m sure all of you suffer, at least sometimes, from it. What do you do? Exercise? Read a book? Please share.