In a private moment you find yourself fighting tears. TO STEP 2. Allow yourself to cry and go through a box of tissues with the tears running down your face. I do not mean in front of an audience. This is your personal private moment.
Some people feel better both mentally and physically and find it a cathartic experience.
Make a list of the good things in your life. It becomes too easy to focus on the negative. If you spend all your time on what is wrong with your life, of course you are going to be depressed. Forget about the past. Find something, anything that you can succeed at right now.