I talk out my feelings with others. I used to spend every night on omegle, sure there's a lot of trolls and asses on that site but I'd always be able to find someone willing to chat, someone to vent to, someone who'd listen. It was anonymous, so I was able to overcome my anxiety. Slowly, very slowly, I began opening up to people outside of anonymous chat as well, close friends one at a time. It improved my anxiety immensely and with that my depression also somewhat improved.

I've battled depression by faking it till I make it. I pretend to be happy, and it leads me into situations that actually sometimes do make me happy. I project positivity and slowly it's become an internal positivity as well. Acting like someone who's upbeat makes more people interested in doing things with me, and I wind up getting out more. I've made friends and built my own support network after having learned at this point to be open and emotional with just about anyone. It's been years, a slow uphill battle, and I'm finally working my way into what I believe is truly becoming a life without depression.

I tried many methods to fight my depression that didn't work for me, but I never used medication. I always felt that to me it was the cheap way out, and that it wouldn't work forever. I did years of soul searching and had more brushes with suicide than I can count. What really started my path to recovery was understanding that I was looking at the world from a perspective of negativity instead of "just being realistic" like I thought I was.

"Life's a piece of shit,
When you look at it.

Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true,
You'll see it's all a show,
Keep 'em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh is on you!

And always look on the bright side of life"