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>>18105002
If you are depressed, you do not have everything in life.

You lack true happiness.

Consider the things that make you laugh on short term. Think about why and how it makes you feel the way it does. You are only 18 terran years old. I do not mean that condescending, but you still have so much time left.

From now on, focus on the things that do make your happy. Therein lies the seed of motivation.
Depression is but a byproduct of human imagination. That doesn't make the hurt any less real, but knowing this, you can overrule it.

You are above average intelligence, you are good looking and you have a lot of good qualities that will help you onwards in life. Am I right that you are sometimes hesitant to make a first step towards something new? And that you may be lacking motivation, but when you do have that motivation, you are hindered by perfectionism at times?

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>have everything in life
But none of what you want, apparently. Understand the difference.

>but I dont have motivation and am constantly depressed
>dont have suicidal thoughts though
Atypical depression. The advice is obvious: treat yourself. Fortunately for you it's very simple. For reference, I was depressed for 14 years without knowing it and after answering a medical questionnaire and getting results I treated myself out of it in less than a month and I'm now running successfully self employed, have lifting as a hobby, get talked to by girls and plenty more great changes and happy things.

I'll let you in on the boring secret that everyone likes to ignore- the preventative treatment and cure for depression are exactly the same:

>Regular exercise
>Regular sunshine (at least an hour per day)
>Regular social interaction with peers
>Good diet (usually sugar and processed foods are the leading cause of dietary induced depression)
>Good sleep

Regular altruism and meditation also both help but those fall under the areas above.

Make small changes and stay committed, like anything in life it's a simple matter of slogging through the boring standard stuff til you make small changes that add up to a better life.