Thanks for this. It's good to hear a positive path of dealing with depression now and again. A lot of what you mentioned are things my therapist says helps people so much - exercise, diet etc. I've definitely become more aware and careful about those things (not that I was outright eating BADLY, but I have to be much more careful since getting diagnosed).

I also agree with the forced positive thoughts... I almost feel like that approach can only taken once you're WELL enough to work on it... I don't know if that makes any sense but that's my experience with it