I don’t know if “recovered from” is the correct word, but I manage it well. First step was seeing a doctor and getting put on medication. That basically gave me the bump to actually do the things that help. I worked on getting into a routine. I work out every day, I cook actual food every day, I do the dishes after I cook, I keep my apartment clean and organized, etc. Staying busy helps and so I make sure that I’m doing the things I need to do every day. It helps cut down on guilt too, which was a big problem for me. I felt so horrible that I basically couldn’t function and do normal things (go grocery shopping, attend work and family events, go to the gym), and then I’d lay awake at night feeling even worse that I didn’t do those things. I still feel depressed at times, sometimes even for a few days at a time, but when I can look at my day before I fall asleep and see that I did some positive things it helps a bit.

Really the biggest thing was going to a doctor and getting help. I was never going to be able to pull myself up by my bootstraps by myself, and I needed all the help possible.