@ASilentObserver  I think living with depression makes me feel like I have low expectations for everything.  It feels a bit like living without hope.  I'm currently working on two classes to help me get back into working in tech and I have a very hard time visualizing myself achieving this goal.  I feel like I need to start journaling again, but then its like I've done that before.  I feel like I'm living my life in a circle.

@ASilentObserver It has made me realise how unkind people can be but it has also helped me see the kindness in my heart. It opens the door for a lot of darkness but the struggle makes you want to be a helping hand to someone else cause you know what it feels like and how bad it can get to deal with things on your own. 

The most important thing I guess for me is that you learn how strong you are. There are days when even a courtesy smile can be a daunting task but we still do it and we still go on with life and work and our responsibilities. 

As one who has lived in the depths of the darkness for nearly fifty years, it has recently changed my perspective that it can’t get any deeper or darker to one of I was wrong as usual. .

Not exactly what you were looking for but that’s my take on the question.

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My depression showed me that I am much stronger than I give myself credit for, because even though I had bouts of depression on and off throughout my life, I never stopped trying to pull myself out of the hole I was in. I could have done plenty of things better. I could reached out to my friends much sooner. However, I am an introvert by nature so that doesnt feel natural for me. I also realized that depression acts like a warning signal that shows you that something is missing from your life (Purpose, relationship, community, spirituality) it could be any number of things. It is almost as if depression is our bodies way of telling us that something needs to change. The irony is that when we are depressed we often dont want to engage with anyone or anything, so to fight against that we need extra help. We need a support system to be put in place to help us to get through it. Having our friends or a community to help encourage and steward us back to functioning. During this process the hope then is to find out what it is that we are missing from our lives and take the necessary steps to correct it.

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How has depression changed your perspective on life? idk as I feel like  have been depressed since I was like 3 or 4 but as I have aged *** I have gotton angered easeir 

@ASilentObserver I have been experiencing feelings of depression for a while, but I am not diagnosed with it. My perspective on life has been clouded recently by these feelings becoming more intense. I've been having more and more trouble finding joy in everyday things, and I've started to doubt the purpose of my own life. Despite this, I'm trying for a more positive perspective on life everyday.

@ASilentObserver I'm generally quite a happy bubbly person who loves life, and is very thankful for everything I have. I see the magic and beauty that surrounds us everyday ❤ 

But depression is one of my diagnosis, and when it hits it hits hard. It's hard to be positive during those times, and I forget the little things, like what makes me happy what I'm grateful for. 

But I don't let it change my views on the world, or life, and all the amazing people in this world ❤

@ASilentObserver it has depression has in friendships not having trust it’s in someone you love they give your information to someone else without ur permission they try to put you down with their words physically attack you their begging to steal from you they beg for attention 

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Without getting into too much detail it has made me look at life from the viewpoint of a wad of gum on the sidewalk.

Some days it's hot and somedays its cold but everyday is the chance of getting stepped on.