Simon is right - every word. Perseverance is the key and you came here... so you know that you can fight this!

You need to hang in there and think positively. Talk out your problems in this forum. Read others' complaints and provide support. If you think positively for others then you can learn to do it for yourself.

Depression is an awful thing but through depression comes a greater appreciation for life.

Let me quote from a book An Unquiet Mind by Kay Jamison -

"I honestly believe that as a result of it [depression] I have felt more things, more deeply; had more experiences, more intensely; loved more, been more loved; laughed more often for having cried more often; appreciated more springs, for all the winters; worn death "as close as dungarees," appreciated it - and life- more; seen the finest and the most terrible in people, and slowly learned the values of caring, loyalty, and seeing things through. I have seen the breadth and depth and width of my mind and heart and seen how frail they both are, and how ultimately unknowable they both are. Depressed, I have crawled on my hands and knees in order to get across a room and have done it for month after month. But, normal or manic, I have run faster, thought faster, and loved faster than most I know."

I've attempted suicide a few times. Luckily each time I came out physically perfect. But recovering from a failed one put me in a worse state of dejection. Before I attempt I wonder what if I didn't come out okay - what if I end up in a vegetative state? Is it worthed?

Remember - facing the fear of death is the easy part. Overcoming the fear of life is what's hard.