I would not say that I don't know if it's possible to "beat" depression. Some people I believe have depressive episodes that they work through and then it goes away, I have not been one of those people. Where I have found some success is through therapy and, for me, medication. I think changing lifestyles and routines can be important, and of course I don't know what your lifestyle is. For me what has also worked is working on changing my thoughts, which takes a lot of work and effort through therapy. I could say so much more as you have brought up a subject I could ramble on quite a bit about, but I will stop for now. Thanks for posting, and I hope to hear more from you!