I’m a teenager who has had depression for probably a little more than a year. I had seasonal depression before then, but the all-the-time stuff was triggered by the loss of a friend.

I’ve had to overcome the things like…thinking I could get over it without medical help, thinking I was tricking myself into being happy, getting my parents to realise there was a problem in the first place. At this time, I’m trying to get to the place where the meds are helping; my long-term goals are to eventually get off them and, you know, be balanced and content. =)