@lifeisawesome thank you for sharing your experience, something which many people find rather challenging.

The truth about prescriptions for treating depression is that a pill will never cure the condition, all it can ever do is mask the feeling and essentially create a feeling of numbness which is pretty much akin to the condition itself in various ways.

The clearance of depression hinges around the achievement of raised self-esteem and a degree of calmness in terms of feelings toward the self. Through getting a hobby most people are able to achieve a degree of relaxation, and then as they progress with their hobby they begin to find positive beliefs about themselves, finding joy in what they have done or created. Thus creating positive self belief, and resultingly raising their self-esteem.

Provided the cycle is able to continue it then perpetuates, with the person being able to find more and more positive things about themselves. Then as the amount of positivity increases cumulatively a point is reached where the depression finds it impossible to remain and it basically disappears. The result being the person being able to live happily again. Which is a very beautiful thing.

The only thing that is required to get this process rolling is the decision to do something about it. So many people believe that depression is hard to get rid of and takes years and years, yet the truth is it can be gone incredibly quickly. Full kudos to you for clearing it in this way, definitely a wonderful thing to have done! I always recommend meditation and Ho'oponopono for creating the belief change that precipitates change, also good for maintaining and enhancing the positive experience of life. It looks like you are doing incredibly well now though. Very happy for you and may your happy state be lifelong!

Peace to you.