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i was depressed for a very long time. wasn't enjoying life and picked up some bad habits along the way. But now am a lot better. I think what finally helped me out of depression was to hangout with friends a lot and living with friends which distracted me away from my negative thoughts and with I actively trying to control my thought flow, cut negative thoughts out n doing something like following upon on something interesting, researching the way world works etc. It was a huge improvement. It was hard to get rid of bad habits i picked up while depressed, including laziness. Improved a lot in last 8 months. Am not depressed anymore. Negative internal dialogues too are gone. It was like a thought virus, which i finally got rid off. I hope my experience will be of some help for you.

I didn't try therapy or any medication.