I am aware that there are many different types of depression and are caused by different events. What kept depressing me was self-loathing, so I feel like I can shed some light on how to keep that particular type of depression at bay. One thing that kept happening to me was that as soon as I started to feel better about myself or finally get out of the perpetual state of depression that I seemed to be trapped in, someone came along and kicked me right back into that pit of self-hatred. Here are …