I have been living with depression for .....[share how long]

I personally have not been diagnosed. I've been way too scared to go to a therapist, but I have felt this way for about 5 years now. Hopefully I'll find the courage to go to one soon.

~2.5 years

I have been living with depression for 3 years now. I know it

It's been so long I feel like I couldn't give an exact number.

It's danced in and out of my life for as long as I can remember.

I'm gonna work on it more, though...

I have been living with depression since I was 16 years old. At age 16, I was diagnosed with anorexia and clinical depression. I was on numerous trial medications for clinical depression & currently I take NONE. I was on homebound my senior year of high school & from the age of 16-18 was some of my most trying times in life.

Since about the age of 6 or so. I remember I realized I was "different" when at my birthday. I went to an arcade with my mom grandma, and a few friends, and I remembered thinking "I should feel happy... Why do I feel numb..?" It's pretty much only gotten worse...

Found ways to deal with it but they don't always work 100% of the time, especially when it's really bad... But still... Gotta keep soldiering on either way, right?

I'd say about 11 years now ....

For almost six years this year around July will be six years

I was bullied in grade school and middle school. I had really crooked teeth, so skinny, and a dark brown birthmark on my forehead. Ive struggled with anxiety as long as I can remember but lately it has been severe. I first remember being depressed in 7th grade, I didn't have any friends, just people who pretended to be my friend but we're mean behind my back. By this time, I had already gotten braces and skin lightener for my birthmark. 2013, was the year I first started experimenting with self harm. People found out and I got made fun of worse. So we moved schools. Here, I had many friends, but I was more depressed than ever. I was always cutting myself, skipping class, never eating. I failed 5 classes that year but I made it to high school anyways. Before my freshman year we moved to another city, I met new people at my new highschool, so many good friends, who actually cared. I was still severely depressed freshman year of highschool, dark makeup, cutting, still not eating. But I made it through. Sophomore year I started constantly eating my emotions, was diagnosed with BED (Binge Eating Disorder), but I was feeling happier than the year before. Junior year (my last year of high school as I dropped out) my depression was almost completely gone but my anxiety was out of control. I lost 25 pounds in a month. After I finished junior year we moved across the country. And now we're here. More anxious and broken feeling than ever. SOS

since i was 5 and I'm almost 25..so about 20 years