I had depression years ago, and viewed it as a parasite and removed it from myself so that it never came back.
I posted about it on the forum and linked it n the Parasite thread - and yes it looked like snot with teeth, snarling at me like it hated me… well, I guess it did, it wasn’t smart enough to be mad that I’d removed it. Forum Tutorials: Parasite Collection - #10 by Mulberry