61 Interviews With People Struggling With Depression

We have interviewed 61 people who have struggled with depression. These stories are full of tips on how to overcome depression.

Most recent stories of people struggling with depression

My Bipolar Disorder Journey and How Therapy and Medication Help Me Navigate

My Bipolar Disorder Journey and How Therapy and Medication Help Me Navigate

January 16, 2024
Helped by: Medication, Reinventing yourself, Self-acceptance, Social support, Therapy
Overcoming Trauma and Depression With Therapy, Journaling and Self-Care

Overcoming Trauma and Depression With Therapy, Journaling and Self-Care

January 9, 2024
Helped by: Journaling, Medication, Self-Care, Self-improvement, Social support, Therapy
How an ADHD Diagnosis Helped Me Understand My Life and Turn It Around With Therapy

How an ADHD Diagnosis Helped Me Understand My Life and Turn It Around With Therapy

January 4, 2024
Helped by: Journaling, Medication, Self-improvement, Social support, Therapy

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Are you struggling with depression?

I’ve interviewed 61 people struggling with depression, and here are the top 5 most mentioned tips that helped these people overcome it:

  1. Therapy (36 people helped)
  2. Self-improvement (25 people helped)
  3. Self-Care (24 people helped)
  4. Social support (23 people helped)
  5. Medication (20 people helped)

In our many years of publishing helpful mental health content, we always received questions from our readers about specific situations. While we have a lot of helpful tips to share on how to be happier, we simply can’t offer advice for every situation.

That’s why I’ve set out to interview folks with every type of mental health struggle. My job as an interviewer is to categorize these interviews and present them in a way that is most helpful to our readers.

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Navigating Baby Blues and Depression in My Postpartum Journey and Breaking the Stigma

“I was in a fog, so confused, and felt all over the place. I had to relearn myself when to anticipate these challenges occurring and plan for prevention, do more outreach for support and be really open with my partner about all of the above. This is really difficult to do all while trying to figure out what’s going on with your body and brain, and a new human to care for.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Grief
Postpartum depression

Helped by:
Journaling
Self-Care

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Akashic Records Helped Start My Recovery From Depression and Anxiety Due to Endometriosis

“I came across an Instagram post about Akashic readings and was intrigued by the positive feedback, so I decided to give it a try. During the hour-long session with the practitioner, she guided me to prepare questions that my spirit guides could help answer. Naturally, one of my pressing questions was whether I would ever become a mother. To my immense joy, she affirmed that I would indeed have a daughter and even mentioned that I would produce ample milk for her.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Infertility

Helped by:
Self-Care

Spirituality
Therapy

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How I Recovered From Negative Body Image and Binge Eating With Therapy and Social Support

“Having an eating disorder is so much more than just wanting to be thin. Yes, I was obsessed with wanting to lose weight, but there were many, many other things underneath that. I desperately wanted to feel good about myself and loved by others. At times, my eating disorder gave me that sense of identity, accomplishment, and approval I wanted.”

Struggled with:
Depression
Eating disorder
Negative body image

Helped by:

Therapy

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My Journey From Alcoholism to 1 Year Into Sobriety and Better Mental Health

“Being sober or being ‘okay’ isn’t about becoming perfect. A lot of people expect to look better or earn more or fall in love and so on. Sure, it can happen – but those are not pillars to build yourself on, because they can fade. You need to do an inventory with yourself or a therapist, look into who you are that brings you such shame or guilt, and start confronting that.”

Struggled with:
Addiction
CPTSD
Depression
Eating disorder
Suicidal

Helped by:
Rehab
Reinventing yourself

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Opening Up and Therapy Helped Me Pass Through Depression and Anxiety From Moving Abroad

“Depression and anxiety seemed to be controlling my life, and I felt like I had lost control of my own emotions. I remember once I tried to hide my depression and anxiety from those around me, thinking it would be easier to pretend that nothing was wrong. But it only made things worse and eventually I had to admit to myself that I needed help.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Stress

Helped by:
Medication
Self-Care

Therapy

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Finding My Passion for Wildlife Photography Helped Me Overcome Grief and Drinking

“When I was in the garden photographing the red squirrels I could forget everything and I found peace with myself and in my head. I also reached the national geographic finals in 2019. That motivated me to enter more photography contests and take my photography to the next level. I totally stopped drinking in 2022 just to focus more on my photography.”

Struggled with:
Depression
Grief

Helped by:
Self-improvement

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Achieving Happiness Despite Autism & OSDD With Self-Understanding and Meditation

“Now, we can identify our emotions easily, we don’t get attacks of emotion so overwhelming we just have to pause the world. We do have feelings that creep up and we do still have some things to work over, but also some of that is caused by the emotional dysregulation caused by our neurodivergence.”

Struggled with:
Autism
Depression
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Panic attacks

Helped by:
Meditation
Reinventing yourself