Thanks Myzen. It's those strategies that you use that I'm really looking for. Some way of stopping my depression in it's tracks before it reaches the depths of despair. Some way of counteracting the fall and redirecting my emotions in an upward direction, something that I can use to stop the continual thoughts of not wanting to live anymore, of feeling hopeless and helpless. That's what I'm looking for. I've tried things but they only last while I'm doing them but the moment I stop, I'm back where I started because my situation hasn't changed.