Greetings

A few years ago, I was in a bad place depression wise, and I was part of a writing website where a lot of other people seemed to be suffering from depression too. There's just something about the internet that really attracts those who struggle with things like that. Anyway, on that website I had a "story" called the Depression Challenge, and in a blog like format, posted about things that helped me with my depression. Over time, I had a few hundred people following it, and some very positive feedback regarding how it was helping people. I stopped using that website when I went off to college, but I've been debating starting the Depression Challenge up again for a while. I guess I just finally got around to it. If I can use my experiences to help even one person who also struggles with depression, it will be worth it. So a little about me. My name's Mallory. I've had depression since I was 14. It was really, really severe for about three years but I finally seem to be past the worst of it. I'm studying psychology with the intention of becoming a social worker. My goal is to help people live healthy, happy, and productive lives despite any mental illnesses they have. I know firsthand how hard it is to function when you don't even have a reason to get out of bed in the morning. Nobody deserves to live like that. I hope that this blog will be useful for someone out there.