Shouldn't I be able to get over depression on my own?

No. In my experience with depression, it is such an off and on disease. Without the support of my family, friends, and my therapist, I would not be here. Everyone needs support, especially when you are going through a tough time.

There was a time when I went through depression. The worst thing about it was that I felt so lonely.......I felt like I was alone and didn't matter at all. That made me feel worthless. I was able to overcome it with the help of my family. I don't know where I would be without them. In my experience depression can't be cured alone. You need someone to tell you they care. That you matter. Because you do. You deserve it.

I can by setting standard by myself and having my own self esteem first ..then start at treating people nice so I can treat them the way that I want myself to be treated with :)

It may seem like it, but to give this a metaphor to make it easier, someone suffering with depression is "broken." We've been broken away from life, from happiness- and for some, general feeling. We cannot fix ourselves- we're too broken. We need someone to fix us. So, in answer, you can try- some people have fixed themselves- but most of us need to be fixed.

Depression is an illness, so you need help! It's ok to have a depression!!! You will be fine!!!!! *hug*

This is exactly what had occurred to me when I got depressed. As I was always treated as "agony aunt" in my group, I was surprised when I wasn't able to deal with my own issues. But at that moment you are so succumbed to the stress that you don't have a clear head to deal with that. So you need someone the hear you out because in anxiety we sometime don't even admit the complete problem to our self. We fear confronting it. But framing our worries and fears in words, give us strength to deal with it. This is what I have experienced.

I see it as impossible to get over depression on your own. You for sure at least need a sturdy support group who is there for you no matter the circumstances

Yes and no. Sometimes people can get over depression on their own depending on what's making them depressed and how big or little the depression is. Other times, people need help from either a parent, best friend, trusted adult, ect. to help them.

This is a great question! I think, sometimes does everybody need help to solve something and depressions are really serious problems. It's hard to solve them with a professional person, either, but it is just simpler and better, because you have somebody who is actually there for you and know, what to do and what problems will come to you in the future.

Like everyone should cross their own obstacles, see depression as one obstacle which prevents you from achieving what you want. Like all the things in life you must be prepared to combat it or better prevent is as prevention is better than cure. Earlier I get depressed too often and then I found out life is too short and there is so much we can accomplish in that time - like takng up a new hobby, reading a book, helping someway or the other or just quietly and look at the nature as to gather my own thoughts. We must sort out the thoughts that is hurting us and make necessary preparations to deal with it so it doesn't become a hindrance again. When we're happy we can accomplish many things and that is because we have some answers and we know what is our next step or our wants, the same way when we get depressed our mind gets clouded as we fail to see the answers. A listener isn't a special person, he/she is just able to point out your thoughts which you fail to see. :)