Andrew Solomon: Depression, the secret we share. A deep, poetic and truthful expression of what many experience but are, at that time, too out of touch with reality to share. I've been there. It is a frightening place. But it can also be a place from where you can not only recover, but a place where you can soar to heights of consciousness that some only dream of. The dark night of the soul can lead to the path of enlightenment.