You will find me writing about come personal experiences in this article and understand that I have been dealing with spates of depression for quite some time, but did eventually overcome it. You will also find that I will share what I've learnt and how I have understood depression and anxiety, how I can personally cope with it, and how I eventually eradicated it from my life. I know that I am not the only one who has regular periods where I have become deeply depressed, yet I do actually understand that it does not make such things easier for me or anyone else.

When I chose to speak to my parents concerning the different factors that affect my anxiety and depression, it was important for me to encourage them to understand just what were my feelings and thoughts behind becoming depressed. My mother told me that she believed that I could have a gene that was causing me to become depressed, as many family members have had similar symptoms in the past.

Last week I suffered a bout of depression, but similar to other bouts, I learned a number of from it. At the same time I experienced a bad part in my life too, which seemed like everything was going wrong. I felt as though there was bad news after bad news and this brought a lot of negativity into my life. Also, it seemed as though there wasn't anything good to look forward to and I believed going out for the night with my friends was a good way to cheer myself up. I also had the intention of getting as drunk as possible too.

I was terribly hangover the next day and felt really ill, simply because of the amount of alcohol that I had consumed. I struggled to stay awake the whole day awake and as the day went on I became increasingly depressed. Then, the negative side of my brain took over and it seemed to me that there was another load of negativity running through my body.

I learnt one key lesson from this though, that going out and drinking a lot of alcohol, if you are feeling low and depressed, isn't a good idea at all.

When I discussed my feelings with my parents about my understanding and thoughts of my depression and anxiety, they told me some interesting and useful advice. They advised me to think about the different in life which I thought were getting me down and to recognise that they were depressing me. Then, I should talk over these problems with them, think about other more positive things, and look to find solutions to overcome these problems.

You should know that this process isn't an easy one to do, but that I was willing to try it if it would help me. By experiencing this I then came to realise that I would be able to talk through my own fears and phobias with someone and that it would benefit me, and that I shouldn't think there is anything wrong with admitting when I am stressed and depressed.

I hope I will not have to live with these regular bouts of depression for the rest of my life as I have to say I hate it, especially when it means I can not get any sleep during a night, which happens quite regularly for me. I will however look for more ways of beating my depression when it does occur.

Now, I am looking to positive thinking to overcome these types of situations and that life is simply too short to be worrying about the different little things. Also, I have started to think about and read a number of different self-help books which are helping me to keep myself in check and in control. I am learning to look at the different things I feel and think positively about myself.