enough about depression and mental health illnesses that my road to recovery will not happen overnight but for the first time in a very long time I have a positive view for the future. Over the years I have learnt coping strategies to help deal with the mental health problems that I have faced. Keeping a good circle of friends around me has helped no end, they have been there for me through thick and thin, some of them I've never even met as we correspond via internet and phone but I feel support from them nonetheless. Keeping physically active has also helped, it's such a clichd thing to say to someone with depression but sometimes for me getting out of the house for a good walk with nature has lifted my spirits and put things in perspective, even when I've forced myself into it. The thing that has made the biggest difference is simply confronting and dealing with my gender identity issues, I'm not saying it's a magical 'fix all' but by no longer ignoring the elephant in the room my mind is clearer and I am more able to cope with what life throws at me. 6 comments: rachel said... I think that mental health and making people aware of the struggles we go through is a big issue. I am not LGBT but have always struggled with mental health problems and have self harmed from a young age its a coping mechanism and unfortunately most people who