Depression is a serious problem that countless people struggle with; This is why the majority of doctors are trying to develop medications or new counseling techniques to help defeat this terrible enemy, but perhaps none of these solutions are the answer to defeating depression once and for all . Pam Houston suggests another solution in her short story “A Blizzard under Blue Sky.” Houston's story begins with the narrator's diagnosis of clinical depression, but she refuses to take the medication offered by the doctor to help her overcome the depression. Rather than take medication, she decided to go winter camping, because she says she loves nature because “it gives you what's good for you even if you don't know it at the time” (284). As the story continues, she describes the different activities that took place during her winter camping trip, but her depression persisted as she kept thinking about the things that were holding her back, such as the invoices and deadlines. When night falls in the Houston story, the narrator has a rough night in freezing weather, but when morning comes, she realizes that she hadn't thought about all the things that were stressing her out all night and that she was happy to do it. see the morning arrive. At the end of the story, the narrator feels happy and actually begins to enjoy the camping trip, thus overcoming her depression. “A Blizzard Under a Blue Sky” provides ample evidence that it is possible to escape depression without resorting to medication or therapy, by engaging in activities you enjoy, to take your mind off the things that cause the depression. stress and depression. One of the most common solutions to depression is to use antidepressants, but whether these medications are really as helpful as they are... middle of paper ... far outweighs the benefits. When it comes to therapy and counseling, it's hit or miss because it doesn't always work with all types of depression. Since these other two solutions are unreliable, Houston's solution of stopping thinking about the things that depress him by doing things he enjoys is the most plausible solution to overcoming depression. Although Houston's solution may be plausible, she admits, near the end of the story, that it might not work for everyone. Perhaps the best way to overcome depression permanently is to face your problems directly and try to eliminate the cause of the problem. Works Cited Houston, Pam. “A blizzard under a blue sky.” Read literature and write arguments. Custom edition for Oklahoma City Community College. Ed. Missy James and Alan P. Merickel. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2008. 283-287. Print.