I have been dealing with serious depression since I was 12 or 13.

I have taken meds for it but left them for self management....its hard but its better than relying on drugs for the rest of my life to get through the day.

I have my good days...weeks...months, and i have my bad ones but they last much less than before as I have learned what to see in myself and what is triggering thie fits of depression.

not easy but not impossible to deal with on your own.