Hello everyone! I don't want to get too into detail into how long I've battled with depression, etc. I would rather share a few things that may help someone else who has struggled as I have. Here are a few things that have aided me in bringing me out of my depression. I personally have very bad anxiety &amp; have a tendency of worrying about the worst case scenarios in every situation. I focus on the negatives in life more than the positives. So what I began doing is journaling &amp; spending time with myself. . Getting to know myself, my TRUE self. I started by writing out a list of all of the things I don't like about myself internally &amp; then began thinking of solutions that would help me improve those things as well as embrace them. I then began to actively work on those things each and every day, little by little, step by step. With each thing that I accomplished, the more I began looking at myself in a positive light, the more I began to love myself &amp; take care of myself. Another prompt that helped me tremendously was writing out when I am at my happiest &amp; why. Then I started working on solutions for keeping myself that happy in the healthiest manners. For example one of my flaws is procrastinating. I'm at my happiest when I get things done in a timely manner. There's been very dark times when I couldn't even bring myself to get out of bed to shower so I'm at my happiest when I take care of my hygiene daily. When I put in the effort to make myself look &amp; feel good, my days go so much better. Again these are just a few examples that have helped me based on personal experiences. I have now made it a habit to see the positive in every situation by not dwelling on the negative aspects. That only keeps u in a negative state of mind. Journal &amp; vent as much as u need to, never hold things in. Not only will this help u sort your thoughts &amp; keep u from over reacting in certain situations but it will also help u understand life, specifically your own from a whole new perspective. Be your own best friend, cheer yourself on, embrace your flaws &amp; work to change them. Find your strengths &amp; realize that your weaknesses do not define you. There's is always room to improve &amp; life is what you make of it! If life was easy, we would never learn how to survive tragedy and chaos. Our purpose is to overcome and achieve. I have had to reprogram my mind in order to continue molding myself into the very person I want to be and so far this has helped! Excuse the rambling, but I hope what I've shared will help someone in a time of need!