Oh Diane, this is a great idea. Thank you for posting this. I also asked my son to join in. He's 17. He "Has the unexplainable talent of coming u with jokes and comebacks on the spot...and does not have the ability to not appreciate double negatives.". lol. He just typed that himself. He is nt exactly depressed but he has self-esteem issues and has a hard time making friends. Me, I would say one of my strengths is that I don't quit no matter how hard it gets. Some day for me are just about impossible. It's all I can do just to get out of bed, but I am stlil here and keep trying. Diane, I am going to work on myself too! I want to be more kind, caring and gentle with myself.

Those are great goals! I need a lot of work. It's not just the depression. I am not all that thrilled with the person I have become. I have strayed very far from the person I used to be. I liked that person! This one is just so angry all the time. And jaded and cynical and mistrusting. This may actually take 2 years to undo!! Lol!! Not quitting is an amazing attribute! And I love that your son joined in....he does seem to have a cool sense of humor!

I guess I would say one of my strong points is my devotion to all animals, especially dogs. I could never live without my two. :-)

Also, I think every one of you should give yourself points for being very well spoken and articulate! I am relatively new to this forum and was shocked at the amount of intelligence that is being shown here. Why was I so shocked? Because I don't see it in everyday life. I see a lot of people spouting their mouth off about things they know nothing about, making themselves look ignorant. NOT HERE. You guys know what you're talking about! So go ahead-add that to your list!! :-)

YES DIANE.
LOW SELF ESTEEM IS A RESULT OF DEPRESSION.
GBU
DRENA B
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I LIKE THE FACT THAT I M FAITHFUL 2 MY HUBBY..................
GBU
DRENA B
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I like that I am usually slow to anger.

Usually!

It is true that self-esteem issues often seem to accompany things like depression. I don't like to sound vain or anything but one thing that I do like about myself are my good looks. Another thing is my intelligence, I just wish I was better at making good use of these traits. That seems to be a problem of mine.

I like that I help my Gran and Brother.

I like that I have a good caring heart. I try to see the best in everyone till they show me their worst.

The thing I like about myself the most is that I'm caring. I'm the type of person that hurts when others are hurting. And if someone hurts me, I'm still nice to them and I still care about them.

I'm an avid dog lover and creative person :)

PS I love this idea

I'm good at trying to think about things in a different way if it is bringing me down. It doesn't always work, but I try hard.

I like my ability to stay away from doing bad things....I use AA and it says do the next right thing...so I try to do that to the best of my ability....