Hey there! That's actually a really interesting idea. But I guess my view of myself as an individual is different?

I view it as: every moment of my life is just a snapshot of who I am at the moment. As time moves forward I change and continue to change even more. So for me, getting a handle on depression and getting rid of as much as I possibly can is a goal so that the future me doesn't have to deal with it? I guess my main thing is that I don't want my illness to define who I am. It is only a small part of me and one that I hope to phase out.

I will always be me regardless of where I am at the time and how I react since I am a combination of all my experiences and original starting nature. I guess the main thing about my depression is that it stops me from doing so much of what I want to succeed at. So I have a ridiculously hard time NOT hating my depression.

But I can totally understand why you would want to keep a part of it. It's familiar and you're so used to it that it can be hard to remember what life would be like without it (am I getting it right? Or am I just spewing my own thoughts haha). I am similar in the way that I keep reminders of my depression around me to remind me where I am and where I want to go.