Hello wantanewme,

Some things that help me when i'm in a dark place is distractions at first. Try to find a hobby you like, whether it be knitting, painting, poetry, drawing, playing with clay, sewing. That usually alleviates the darkness. Or just talk to someone about random things (weather, their pets, your pets, work, school, etc.) After that try and set short term and long term goals. In my personal example i try to work on my painting everyday and make it the best i can, as my short term goal and for a long term i plan to do things in the summer, take a hike, go for a picnic, things like that.

Also if you're looking for a little self help thing, i found a course you can download free on apple products. the app is called "itunes U" . once you download that you can search for and download a course called "Understanding happiness". it helped me understand my depression much better and gave me ways to handle it.

Don't give up. I really hope this helps, and if you need anyone to ever talk to, i'm always here,
missminnie