Looking out the window early this morning it was evident that the world in the San Francisco Bay Area has returned to “normal.” At least on the outside it looked that way. Traffic was backed up bumper to bumper by 6:15 a.m. and I was heading off to work at the suicide prevention hotline, where life for most callers continues to be anything but normal. The days after the Holidays are a let-down for many people and many can’t get themselves out of the pit by Spring time. It’s when everyone seems to break free from the cold weather and wake up from the hibernation stage that lonely and depressed people tend to do the opposite: fall even deeper into a stage of sadness.