What impact does/did depression have on your life?

Depression once had a large impact on my life. It got to the point where I quit eating and self-harm was my only escape. I blocked out the rest of the world, and stayed awake at night, thinking about every mistake I have ever made. It got so bad that I tried to take my own life away. I was put in the hospital, where I realized my actions were affecting my family, too. I was put on medication and always had someone watching me. Eventually the voices disappeared, and I was myself again. I regret self-harming, but it shows that I fought the battle, and I won. I am reminded by it everyday when I see the scars. But there is no reason to be ashamed. About 350 million people worldwide have depression. You're not alone.

Depression caused me to become more reclusive. I couldn't help but feel that everything was wrong with myself, and that I wouldn't amount to anything in life. It's a terrible feeling, but luckily there are many resources available to help anyone in need.

Depression has hindered and in some cases stolen opportunities and as well as damage family and intimate relationships for me.

Depression is and has been a large part of my life for over 3 years. It has caused me to do things I wouldnt usually do, and think irrationally. I urge anyone who thinks they are suffering depression to seek help :)

It can vary from person to person but for me I really lost motivation, like I couldn't start assignments and I really just didn't want to go anywhere. Also I was isolating myself from my friends, not because I didn't want them around but i couldn't find the motivation to go out and meet. it wasn't until I had a complete breakdown in my biology class where my teacher became really concerned and I realised that I needed help to change the way i was reacting.

It helped me a lot. Not because "pain" it's good and all, but because it teached me how truly reality is. And it teached me to see the world from a deeper point of view.

My first girlfriend had manic depression, which meant it was hard for us to function as a couple. We had to learn to balance trying to help her and watching out for my own mental health. It would have been very easy to forget that whilst depression needs support and care, it is alright and recommendable to take time for yourself.

Depression had a huge impact on my life. Depression made me want to be alone and away from everyone all of the time. It makes you want to be isolated but the more you are isolated, the worse you feel, eventually you are pulled into the cycle in which you feel like you can't escape from.

Depression made me appreciate what I had in life. Not in terms of material possessions, but it made me see that the people around me and my environment overall is something that, no matter how bad, can be interpreted as good. Optimism is a very difficult state of mind to be in when depressed, but it's exactly what shines the light on many things in our lives that we might have taken for granted.

I was depressed when I was back in primary school. I felt like I was just not a good daughter to my parents. I hadn't friends, and was always alone, because I didn't want to have people around me, because I thougzt I was a loser, a fail. That actually made me very sad. It was hard to get out of this phase, but my primary teacher gave me a lot of support and had always an open ear for me. That helped me a lot. That showed me that the best thing to fight depression, is to let people help you and that is what I try to do. Because I know how it feels to be like all alone by yourself.