Something I've ended up repeating more than I ever thought I would is that journaling is about 70% as effective as therapy. Therapy would be better, both ideal,

Something I've ended up repeating more than I ever thought I would is that journaling is about 70% as effective as therapy. Therapy would be better, both ideal, but when you're in a pinch and need to start making changes, this was what did the most for me. Another thing that's an attitude that's been a bit of a carryover from my old religion, is that when your struggling, help someone else. Often in the process of helping someone you will figure out how to help yourself. You still care about the world but not yourself, perfect, find a cause worthy of your time and do something about it. I dealt with depression almost my whole life, and although it's mostly better now and has been for a couple of years, it still tries to crop up from time to time. For me it was resolving a lot of identity crisis things, the parts that were inconsistent, I ended up losing my religion, moving across the country and pursuing new goals, a new career, a new life. Having a plan helped(especially feeling like there was some forward motion toward my goal), figuring out what I wanted helped, introspection helped, therapy helped(to kickstart it). Good luck, rooting for you.