Does it ever go away?
I'm tired of my depression, I'm tired of not feeling like myself. I just want my happy feeling back. But there's this constant fear that I'll always have depression, that it can rear its ugly head whenever it wants to
@healingStar25
It can get better.
Some people say their depression fully went away, others say they just manage to live with it. So I can't really give you a "yes" or "no" answer here.
But like I said above, it can get much better. But you need to work on it.
If you can, search for free therapy, if it's possible where you live. You need support, no one can fight depression all by themselves.
You need to cling to things that make you happy aswell, even if it's really small stuff. I recently heard of the expression "building a ladder", and I think it applies here. In days when you wake up and just feel defeated, just do small things to build a ladder, so the end gets better.
Is a matter of just trying hard everyday, changing your mindset (sometimes even a full lifestyle change), and getting support.
best of luck.
Mine never 100% went away, and I do have episdoes where it gets worse, but since I've gotten in treatment I do not hit the same lows for the lengths of time I did before. It's less intense and the spikes are shorter. It's still part of my life sometimes, but honestly I feel like a new person now that it's under control.
