Thanks for sharing. I had no idea about your depression. I understand something of this as I have MS and it's a common symptom. Steem and its community have sustained me and gotten me through more than could ever been known, giving me something positive to focus on.
I actually wrote about my seven month Steem journey earlier today.
IT was really rough, I had just gotten fired at the time, and it was so hard to keep morale up enough to even want to work on anything. But somehow, steemit got me through, and I'm super thankful for that. I upvoted your post, and was genuinely interested in your experiences. I'm happy to see you shared it!