I was a reasonably happy child and an average kid during my school and university. Ok, there was a bit of bullying and fat shaming in my younger years, but I found mechanisms to cope or counter insult people who tried to insult me or shame me and I always coped over keeping the bullies and idiots in their place. I was good at talking my way through situations.

My university days were better, I was more out-going, made more friends, was partying and having fun.

It was at my first job when reality struck and I struggled with a highly technical job which required me to program computers and I wasn't good at it.

It was during this period when I went into long periods of sadness because I was struggling to get stuff done on my own and failing and needing help from peers.

Clearly, I was in the wrong job.

But I stuck on and kept doing what I could do and slowly even managed to grow up the ladder a little bit.

But my long periods of depression started cycling from here on and fluctuating weight gain and weight loss etc.

I have had multiple thoughts of quitting and doing something else but didn't know what else to do.

Now it's been nearly 14 years and here I am still cycling with my depression. I am bored and not happy with the work I do.

Would a career change help alleviate my depression?

I honestly still don't know what I would do next?
I am in a job that pays well and pays the bills.

Have any of you found that changing jobs or careers have helped with your depression ?

I am more than certain that it was my work that caused my depression. So if I quit or changed careers, would I do better?