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How to cope up with depression

Premise- Life lately has been rough. To external eye it may seem I am doing all well, went to good cllg, good job, early good switch in tier 1 consulting, got fit etc But only do I know how much of a battle every day of life is, feel like a zombie just dragging through, maybe being too ambitious is a curse after all! Sometimes i just feel like quitting & move back to ghar, find remote job or explore passion projects but then I see job market & all other thoughts creep in - coming age of marriage (in 1/2 yrs), middle class background, ‘log kya kahenge’ thoughts, the want to give back to parents and the list goes on I am pretty sure there are 000s like me or maybe not 🤷‍♂️ but those who are experiencing similar things how do you manage this mess?

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