I feel that it would be helpful to explain how I (Roger, the author of this blog) overcame depression and suicidal thoughts. I did it in an unusual way that may be helpful to those who are depressed or have suicidal thoughts. The causes of my depression years ago (which had the greatest intensity in 2003) were trauma and loss—in fact, two traumas and two losses! But these are not as important as the remedy I found, which is the theistic implications of the fine-tuning of the universe, combined with an insight from a potent Scripture passage. This post is partially about the fine-tuning, but more-importantly, it’s the story of how I was powerfully released from continual depression and suicidal thoughts, in 2004. Continue reading #11: How I Overcame Depression and Suicidal Thoughts by Understanding the Fine-Tuning of the Universe