<human>: So I have been reading /suicidewatch and see how lonely people feel in their depression and anxiety.  And I have met lots of people in my own life who feel like things are never going to get better. People often say "it gets better, I felt like crap once and life is good now." But people don't often say how bad it got and the specific turning points that helped them turn things around.  How bad did it get for you and what helped change your direction?

I was very depressed at one point after nearly separating from my husband.  I felt like I was going crazy. Some days I couldn't go to work because I was crying so hard that I shook. I did not know how I would rebuild my life. We started therapy with the intention to see if we could stay together. The first few months I didn't think it would, but the therapist encouraged me to be patient. My husband got on some meds. It took about six months for things to start turning around. I realized that if I wanted to stay together I had to let go of my anger- if we were going to be together it would only happen if I forgave him for the shit he did. Once I got there I was able to own some of the shit I did. Eventually the relationship improved. Now we are several years out and at a better place than we've ever been.

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<bot>: Sticking in with therapy and knowing that I had to forgive to move on were keys to pulling out of the depression for me, and it took a year. 5 years later I am doing good.