I too took shrooms for the first time after a long period of depression... the kind of depression where you're young and don't even really realise what depression is. It really changed my attitude too and helped me to, more than anything else, positivise. I took it 'too far' in those days, and as a consequence suffered some detrimental effects, but overall I really think I gained something important which helped me become more resilient and positive in my overall outlook/constitution. I'm glad I did shrooms, even if I did take it 'too far'. A lot of time has passed since those days and now I believe I'm a better person than I might have been had I never taken those trips and altered my mind in that way. It's difficult to say such a thing, obviously, as I don't know how I'd have turned out had I never done so, but still... I would say that I've retained the lessons I learned and that the experiences I went through made me a better person. I'm glad for you that you've had a similar experience. In my experience, it's not like I never suffer from depression at all anymore, but I do feel, as I said, much more resilient and more positive than before. I think I gained a sense of perspective so far out there, so removed from myself, that it offers me a massive sense of relief even if I do feel depressed, which in turn helps me to re-positivise and lift myself out of the funk. Strength, is what it gave me. Self-empowerment. A real sense of freedom, for the first time. It gave me the space and the frame of mind I needed to confront and (more or less) conquer my demons and to this day, I remember those lessons. Anyway... it really helped me. I'm glad it helped you too :)