I think that you can really beat depression.
I too used to go through it, but i remembered that there are so many things i could do, so many lives i could change, and so many experiences for me to go through. I got into as many things as possible in order to add variety into my world, and it seems to have worked because i'm now in a much better place.
Also, i think that how you beat it , overcome it or surpass the problem depends on your mindset. If you stay strong and think positively, i'm extremely sure that depression is something you can beat.
Plenty of people have overcome it and so can you.
It might even take just a year or two to beat it completely, and things will be much better then
If you need any advice or help, i'll be around to help you .
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