Starting therapy and antidepressants.
I don’t like having an online footprint, so I’ve deleted all of my reddit comments except for one. 9 months ago, I commented that I wished my mental health wasn’t shit. I received so many comments from people who encouraged, affirmed, and empathized with me. A few months after that I started therapy, and 5 months into therapy I decided to start antidepressants.
I’m still dealing with mental health, but I’m definitely out of my 3-year-long depressive episode. It was hell but I made it through, and I’m so fucking proud of myself.
I know that I will probably slip into another extended depressive episode at least one more time in my life, but now I’m equipped with the mental and medical tools to tackle it head-on!