^^That's why I'm a fan of cognitive behavioral therapy over traditional talk about your problems therapy. There is a certain amount of it that has to do with mindset. It's thus far helped with my social anxiety issues quite effectively. Depression will, however, pretty much always come and go.

Only somewhat related, I will say that those looking for help outside of the professional kind - from friends and family - probably will not find the solace they're expecting. On the whole, depression works in a way where the best thing the people that care for you can do is help you deal with it. Make it suck a little less, say we're there for you, etc. It's not a matter of friends helping you "get better." That's something I've realized recently in relation to a dear friend so I thought i would be worth passing on.