If you've had Depression, would you please share your story on how it started, what it was like for you, and?

mine started in 1995 soon after my first marrage the man i loved and who had treated me like a queen was now my controler, dominator and yes eventually my abuser.. i coped with food at first .. i was already large 251 lb and gained to a whopping 430++ lbs... then alcohol and then drugs and there was no end in sight for me ... i soon became physcially ill and it was only getting worse... needless to say after one child, and a miscarrage(he beat me till i did) and a four year horrable marriage i got out... i checked myself into a mental health place (in treatment) got lots of theropy and soon learned to deal with it .... you may need your mom to let you go to a in treatment place to help you clear your mind...