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It doesn't help your state of mind when you're in college trying to tackle a career you dislike while there's so much pressure on you to finish it. That happened to me. My first time with depression was on my third year in college by 2009, when I wasn't able to finish jobs by their deadlines and I had to ask for extensions so I could finish them during Summer. It sucked at first because even at home, I didn't have anyone to talk to. Hell, I'm sure no one even noticed how bad was I. My next episodes would be failing and repeating a practice course three times for the next three years. Anxiety and panic attacks come first, with depression coming later after lingering thoughts creep into the mind. "I can't finish this." "I try and try, but nothing is acceptable for the professor." "I'll flunk the class, I'm sure of it." "What will everyone think of me for failing." "I want to change careers, but they force me to stay."

At least for me, laughter and exercise really worked to slowly get rid of the depressing thoughts and think about something else.