"I don't know why I'm depressed" starterpack

I can’t stand stuff like this. I had ‘clinical depression due to a chemical imbalance’ from age 12-15, prescribes Paxil by my doctor and told it’s just the way I am. I didn’t go to school, played video games all day, avoided friends, barely slept because my mind was racing. It’s so easy to blame your depression on some disease you apparently have that can’t really be proven at all by anything. Then one day I had a dream, where I wasn’t depressed, but excited and motivated. And when I woke up I kept thinking about that dream, and how I wish my life could be like that. Then I stumbled upon The Secret on youtube. Then I started going outside and the sunlight felt amazing compared to being inside. And then I realized that I didn’t have a disease, I was just inside too much and I was meant to be outside. And I realized that depression is just a feeling. I wasn’t doing what I was meant to do. There was a void in my life, caused by a lack of sunlight. And when I started getting sun I felt this void was filled. And I came off Paxil and I’ve been off since and life isn’t perfect but it’s just as good as anybody else’s. Maybe realize that giving away your power to a factor you can’t control like ‘abnormal chemistry’ could be a factor playing into or directly related to your depression. Just something to think about. My point is that I can promise without a doubt that anyone who wants to get better will figure it out, and realize they have complete control over their life. GET SUN. Sun will save your life

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