text: how do you cure depression without seeing a doctor? i do not have the money to see a doctor so i need to fight feeling sad all alone. please give me pointers on how to be happy all day everyday. there is no way to be happy all day every day, if you were happy absolutly all the time you would probably be the most envied person on earth. the trick is not to try to be happy all the time because that it unrealistic - imagine saying "i'm so happy my dog has died" or "i lost my job today, which was nice".  you should try to be happy most of the time.  you should not bother seeing a doctor about depression - all they will do is send you to a psychiatrist who will perscribe antidepressants almost before you sit down.  antidepressants basically work by altering your brain chemistry to ensure you do not feel emotional extremes, unfortuantly this means you can't really enjoy anything fully, get angry, or even feel empathy.  i've tried antidepressants and would rather burn my own hands off then take them again.  what you should do is: - drink more fruit juice and eat more fruit. - drink more water. - work less hours at your job unless you enjoy your job in which case work more. - watch less tv and go out more. - never stay in the house alone, if you don't know anyone in your town then go out and meet people. - get a pet.  most people suffer from depression because they don't have anything worthwhile to do.  they work, eat, and watch crap on tv.  this is a worthless life and very unfufilling.  you need to do good and benificial things and make worthwhile achievements.   it may seem easier to be miserable and alone all the time with only the tv, and your own depression for company but actually it takes far less effort to go out and have fun.  it took me five years to realise the simple truth that i am loneliest when i am alone and most miserable when i have time to be miserable.  if you are busy and with friends you will have fun, if you are having fun you are happy. even if you are a hermit, or a misanthrope then you can have fun with a dog, or cat, or trained fighting monkey - just go places and do stuff.