How often would you consider yourself depressed?

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(Both/either clinical depression or just generic depression are fine for this poll just how you consider yourself)
I'm kind of interested in seeing the percentages but also feel free to add a comment if you are comfortable. 
Maybe with your answer and then a little bio of your life (age, school/work, relationship, family/kids, etc) maybe things that you think fuel your depression and things that help you cope or get over a depression. Really anything you want to comment about depression or its relation to you.
I know a lot of people in the younger generations are more open and honest about feelings and mental health disorders though I do still feel like a lot of people tend to hide it.

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Majority of the time. I showed signs at 13 and was officially diagnosed a year later. Also have s*łf h*rm scars, anxiety, and lots of very very complicated baggage. Even with meds, therapy, and lifestyle, still depressed most of the time. It’s like a cycle: it heightens my social anxiety so I have less interaction and therefore a shitty support system bc I only somewhat trust 2 members on my family and 1, maybe 2, friends. And of them have their own mental health issues and complicated situations. And we’re all too self conscious to reach out to each other.

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I honestly don't even know anymore. My moods have been all over the place. I've had depression since I was a kid, but was recently diagnosed with bipolar 2 as well and so I'm constantly going from manic to depressive episodes waiting for my meds to reach a high enough dosage to do anything (been on antidepressants for 6 months so my depressive swings don't go as low as they used to at least.). Some depressive dips are so gradual that it's hard to tell when they even started.

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I’m a 25 y/o mom to two girls (one is almost three the other is seven months old). I get severely depressed just before my period comes and that slowly eases up as my period ends. I also have PTSD due to being a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and while I was working on recovering from the side effects of that I would often get depressed for months at a time, so only feeling depressed like that around my period is definitely an improvement from when I was a teen.

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I am depressed a majority of the time, for a majority of my life, like 2/3 of my life at least. It's just something I live with & adapt to.
Bio: 31, went to school for several things, no degree, several certificates, I am not very employed right now, I used to be a supervisor, now I own a cleaning/organizing business, but have done few jobs due to covid. I am not in a relationship, but am working on potentially being with one of my ex's in the future, not sure if it will be monogamous or solo polyam- currently just friends that flirt, and I'm not pressed about it, I was happy single. I like my family, the relationships ate pretty decent now, but my parents neglected me during a lot of my childhood & were emotionally volatile or unpredictable. I do not have children & do not wish to have children. 
Things that fuel my depression: PMS, my health problems, frustration about politics or lack of connection with most other people, letting bad thoughts get the best of me, being kind of existential used to do it, but I'm more settled now. 
Things that help my depression: feeling healthy and well, hiking regularly, being outdoors, doing things I love, making crafts, reading & philosophy, doing my makeup, making sure my thoughts stay balanced and reasonable rather than attacking myself- I try to think of myself like I'd think about another person, because I am more prone to give people the benefit of the doubt, journaling, setting goals and writing to do lists in order to achieve the goals slowly over time. And learning to value myself as I am and not apply anyone else's standards to myself.

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The last couple months have been the best for me lack of depression wise in probably years. I got a new job that doesn't totally suck with decent pay/hours/people etc. Even a promotion/raise already. Though I know the monotony will probably catch up to me at some point in the what am I doing with my life kind of way. Things aren't going to bad with the rest of my life currently relationship, progress on the house, health issues (though I should see a dermatologist). The vaccines are starting to roll out and better yet Trump isn't president anymore so things are still looking up!

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It depends for me but I would say between a majority of the time or sometimes I consider myself depressed. Even my best of times aren't that great haha but been in one of those better times the last couple months which is really good for me.
I'm 28 work a part time job, a long term boyfriend in our house with our dogs no kids. My family is good not SUPER close like some families but I don't mind that as I'm fine with being an introverted couch potato. Both of my sisters (one older one younger) have depression and anxiety and they both take meds for it and are more open about it more often. I don't get anxiety at all and I don't take any sort of medication for depression. 
I'm an atheist I feel like this is an important aspect that plays into my passions and depression. Mostly in the fact I don't beleive there is anything after death also note worthy that nothing happens for a reason. My main "passions" are animal rights, environmentalism, and human equality. Those are really the only things that matter life and the things that sustain life. So when you see and know all these massive atrocities it is hard to remain hopeful. Sure bad things will always happen but when they happen for the sake of things like money/jobs/religion/politics it is just that much harder. That being said I feel like some of my happiest moments in life are when I'm actually helping to make a difference for those passions. Either donating/volunteering/protesting/debating etc. Even if a protest really doesn't seem to do much I think the best part about it is being around like minded peopleand having that hope restored.
Then on the other hand feel like my more mild depressions form from the mundanes of life. Spending day in an day out wasting my time at a mundane job or at home sitting on the couch doing nothing. Making just enough money to be comfortable but not much more. Various medical conditions that cost me any money I did have in savings. My boyfriend, dogs and family tend to help keep me in a better mood but yea.
I guess that is all I have to say for now haha I try to keep these things short but always ramble on. It is more for me than anything to just get my thoughts out "down on paper".

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For the last couple months I was in a really depressed state fir a majority of the time. Circumstances that led to that was a toxic work environment which then eventually led me to resigning. During that time my seasonal job also ended so two jobs ending at once was emotionally draining. So for the last two/three weeks having work once a week compared to several times a week made me really depressed and only lately within the past few days has it gotten a little better since I got a new job

How often would you consider yourself depressed?

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