I have now really come to the realization that so far, my whole battle with my mental health challenges (depression/anxiety/OCD/autism) has just been me listening to advice from professionals that is basically just advice telling me to distract or avoid my issues. I just am at a point where I am done with running and hiding from this monster. I have gotten to the mental spot of do or die. Not saying that in a suicidal way at all of any sort. But what I mean is that I am at a point of being done cowering in fear and trying to live with this monster. I am facing this monster, but I don’t know how. All I have ever been taught is how to avoid, hide, and distract myself from the monster until it comes back, time after time again. How do I start turning the war of living with depression and anxiety where I’m just running and hiding for cover whilst projectiles and billets are being shot constantly, to the man who is ready to kill that monster on the battlefield no matter what stands in the way. I just don’t know how to change my approach. All I’ve ever been taught is how to hide and run and distract (like I mentioned before). 

If anyone has any advice on how to help in this situation, a reply would be more than appreciated.

TLDR: I am done running from my mental health issues and want to really start facing them head on.