For all those who have gotten over serious depression and/or anxiety?!

For all those who have gotten over serious depression and/or anxiety?

How did you do it?

First let me tell you my depression was/is caused by past amotion and physical abuse, not a chemiacl imbalance. So my experience may be different than others. I was diagnosed with severe depression at 12, I would say the most helpfull thing for me was counceling. It doesn't happen over night, actually I think it's something you have to work on over a lifetime. The most important thing for me, is to remember when I'm depressed, that it won't last for ever, even though it fels like it. That was the scariest thing to learn, I was terrified that my depression would spiral out of control and there would be no end. After 20 years of dealing with it, i know that I have patterns, and that within a day or two, (hopefully) things will start looking brighter. but on the flip side, I'm having a good day today, so it's easy for me to say this, lol. I understand how bleak the world can be when you are drowning in depression. Good luck.