Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
Marilyn vos Savant

You can fight mild depression just by having a new out look on life, here is my story, i hope it helps someone.

The cycle of depressed thinking can be broken by changing your environment, revising self-blame and negative attributions by turning out attention to positive activities, which are great ways to treat depression without the use of prescription medications.
Life hands you all kinds of failures but how you deals with it can determined if you will become depressed. Nine months ago I was pregnant with my little angel Kaylib, I was in an abuse relationship so I left and came home. I was so depressed, I would just cry all day. My family kept telling me that this was bad for the baby but it was hard for me not to be depressed because I felt like my life was just falling apart. When my son was born on January 22, 2008, it was the happiest day on my life; however the second day was not. I found out that my son had a hole in his heart, jaundice and his left testicle did not come down. He was facing two surgeries; this was so hard for me, because I was all by myself. The hospital was a few hours from my house and my family had to work, so it was just me and son. Kaylib’s father said he was going to come but he never did and I was just so hurt that I cried until I run of tears. Anyways, I got through it, my son is doing great, and he does not have to have any surgeries and everything is looking up. I believe that I had a good outcome because I choose not to give in or give up. I just try to stay positive for my son and I am no longer depressed. It helps that my sons is always smiling, it’s hard to be unhappy around him. I have been concentrating on my son and getting my bachelors degree in Dental Hygiene. It is hard at time and sometimes and I feel like I just want to give up but when I look at my son, I want better for him and that keeps me going.