People have asked me this

So lately on Yahoo!Answers I've been busy replying to people. And trying to help them as much as I can. Many ask me how long I've had depression, and pretty much a background on the why...how I dealt with it...when I got over it, things like that. So why not share it with you?

I started having depression when I was 13 years old and it lasted for 4 years (heavily). It wasnt detected until about 2 years and a half through that. I didn't tell anyone. Not my parents and we had just moved continents (new language, new culture, new house, new school, new EVERYTHING), so I didnt have any friends or someone I could talk to. One day in October of 2009 I had to go to the doctor to check up...you know the regular. And he asked me how I was doing like regular people do, and I broke down right there in front of him, my parents, and a med student who was doing her practice there. Everyone got concerned, but I just wanted to be left alone. I got put in medication right away, and they made me go to the hospital for a full day at least one time. I was 16, but I was terrified of letting people know why I was feeling that way, because I knew my parents would eventually know. The change had been hard for everyone in my family and I didnt want them to worry any more than they had to.

As well I felt that I had no real reason to be depressed. So that made me feel worse! I had loving parents, was a good student! But I didnt have any friends...had lunch at school by myself many times...and came home crying most of my first year in this new country.

It wasnt until about early december of last year that I started feeling like this huuuge weight was being lifted off my shoulders...I starting having this weird feeling....it was.....happiness? Like WHAT is that!? I was scared..I thought I was relapsing! But No, I was finally overcoming this stupid depression, and I felt like I had won...I had beat this monster! I was actually telling people I was happy!!

And ever since I havent gone back :) There are many MANY things that happened which made me get out of this...but thats for another post :)

Love you all! Dont forget, you are never alone! And that this WILL pass!

Smile! :)

Girl