How has your life changed in the past year? Do you feel like you are better off than before? What goals are you setting for the new year? What do you need to improve on?

I have always been very depressed and anxious, and still am. But in the past year, I started going to class, whereas I used to go 2 weeks at a time without being on campus. I started a new sport, which I go to 1-3 times a week, and I used to stay in bed constantly, only getting up to feed my cats. I have been washing my face more often, and taking my birth control, so my acne doesn't totally suck, haha. I have put myself out there a lot more with people and in classes, and it hasn't gone that great yet, but I tried. I still am really struggling, I get terribly depressed, and kind of hate myself. I have a long way to go. My goals are still the same as always: be more positive, accept myself, practice good habits to combat anxiety and depression, do my thing, etc. Having the same goals for a long time makes it hard to see your progress sometimes. Because I'm still doing quite badly, like mentally, and I dont want to accept this state of being. But at the same time, especially after being so depressed and not getting anywhere for like 6+ years, the past year is kind of crazy, and I've legitimately done something and taken the steps to getting better. I don't really have any friends anymore because I was too depressed for too long, and most literally said it was just too sad to be around me when I'm so sad, like even if I was still nice and chill, it just made them very sad. So that was a big part of wanting to get better faster. But overall, my goals are to continue with my already existing goals. I just like to think of them as a big, in-progress thing, and I'm part of the way there.

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