Absolutely. I'm coming out of that right now, but once in a while I feel like everything is against me.

It's not always easy, but sometimes you have to count your blessings.

Take a hint from Spose.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RSdj9sXzxU

Don't give up keep your head held high you are stronger than u think,
Tell yourself u are good enough..
Hang in there..
((((Hugs,Angel)))).

Been there, still there. It's like the more I try the worse things get.

don't try, so hard....go with the flow...got to a quotation site and look up quotes about perfectionism; i even put that in a image search engine, to have a self-help desktop; might want to try the same with depression.

brainwash yourself with happy music or 99 cent subliminal self-help downloads from amazon playing in background all day.

a year ago I got stuck bicycling in the rain, got a really bad ear infection, but i still like the rain.

it's not what happens to you, but your attitude about what happens...cliche. Is it really so bad to get stuck in the rain?

I have thirty years on top of you of feeling depressed and lonely---but I certainly dont want the permanent alternative to that.

p.s.
thanks to young you hating yourself, old geezer me just found 12 more "perfectionism" images off google search, to turn into desktop screen savers (while listening to upbeat music i put on windows media player)

force yourself to try to be happy, and eventually it comes natural....or at least that's the theory.

Could it be that you are setting your standards too high? Or, could it be you are being perfectionistic and unrealistic? Also, it sounds like you are talking down to yourself a lot. Think enough false garbage about yourself eventually you will take it for being the truth.

oh my! that sounds all to familiar. i don't know about you but i really hate it when someone tells me cheer up, or look at the bright side, or snap out of it. i wish it was that easy. it is much more complicated. so i agree with you. yes i feel the same was as you do. it seems like everything i touch falls apart.including ppl.

yes music gets me thru my days & work on things u enjoy doing.....

As long as that devil keeps pushing you and your thoughts down that black hole, the rainbow will never get a chance to come out. I have been trying really hard to look at the glass half full instead of half empty, and it seems to help. There IS a bright side, it's just that the devil has it covered up. Hugs GB

I have had the same experince, especially with people telling me to get over it, snap out of it or look at the bright side. They do not know what you are going through. So they simply say it because they do not know what else to say. I am sure they want to help you, however, they do not know how to. In all truth with depression only you can help you. First, find someone who will just listen to you, not give you advice. The answers are within yourself by talking with someone, especially a therapist, you will discover your own path to come out of the hole. Finally, correct me if I am wrong but are you seeking affirmation from outside yourself, by doing things for others? You might be setting yourself up for disappointment because you are not getting the response you want. Lower your expectations upon yourself and others. Instead, affirm yourself in whatever way that is healthy, take a me day, read a book, go to the movies, whateveryou are able to do to affirm you, you deserve it!