The fact that you recognise your predicament, and are asking for help is a strong indicator that you will get better quickly. I tried pretending to my friends

The fact that you recognise your predicament, and are asking for help is a strong indicator that you will get better quickly. I tried pretending to my friends and family that I was more or less ok. I think I must have been pretty good at it too, as no one ever suggested to me that I might have been depressed until I got to the point of having a scary psychotic episode. I got better within months after accepting my condition and learning how to manage it. As almost everyone else has stated, depression is totally managable if you seek professional help. Sometimes with medication and sometimes simply with therapy and lifestyle changes.