STEVE: It invades every pore of your skin.

Announcer: Real Men. Real Depression. Writer Steve Lappen talks about it.

STEVE: It affects the way you feel, the way you love. It's a blanket that covers everything. It's just so damned asphyxiating. And at times you just say it's enough already. It just feels like enough.

Announcer: It takes courage to ask for help. For information, call the National Institute of Mental Health at 1-866-227-NIMH.