Now I'm going to add something here which is that depression isn't a choice and isn't something you have full control over and can just snap out of it. Therefore, that would mean that a thought that is causing the depression is not something you have full control over (in this case, my thought of having no control over the thought of wanting to escape from depression). The reason why most people experience months or even years of depression is because of negative thoughts they have no control over (negative thoughts that resulted spontaneously or from some negative experience in this person's life such as a loss of a loved one). Even if your depression is mild, the depression from those negative thoughts can still last months or years and you don't have full control of it no matter what positive things you do or think. Only over time will it get better on its own. And this is proof in my case since the depression from my thoughts lasts this long. In other words, depression is not having full control over negative thoughts.

So even if I were to constantly think positive thoughts such as "I am willing to change my thinking," the simple fact is that I have depression (which is, again, not having control over a negative thought). And this depression is from the belief that I don't have full control which means I do not have full control over this belief. Also, again, thinking positive or doing positive things does not ease up the depression from this belief at all. Not only is it the depression that makes me not have full control over this belief (thought), but also because of what I said before (which is that if you're an atheist who believes that there is no God, then there is no way for this person to change this belief due to the belief always being there, unless it is somehow proven that God exists. Therefore, it would be useless for this atheist to think thoughts such as "God will be with me." This also applies to me as well because my belief is that I have no control and that nothing will ease the depression from this thought. Therefore, it would be useless to think positive thoughts such as "I am willing to change my thinking" or that "I'm not going to let this bother me." It would also be useless for this atheist to engage in activities like going to church or reading the bible as that won't change this person's belief and won't make this person feel any different in terms of his/her belief. Again, same thing with me. No matter what positive activities I do to try to feel better, that does not make the depression from this belief ease up).