It's easy to brand these posts as symptoms of depression, but I don't think it is anymore.

For years I thought I had depression, so I went to doctors and shrinks and therapists. I took medications, started positive thinking and avoided things that made me down.

I've engaged my self in mindfulness, stoicism, meditation, Buddhism, CBT, Gestualt and narrative therapy.

I got on top of my health, got fit, looked after my appearance, changed my diet.

I cut toxic people from my life, got off Facebook, stopped drinking as much, avoided gossip and always tried to give people the benefit of the doubt.

I went to university, started my own business, worked with huge brand name clients, and taught myself new skills that landed me new jobs.

I've travelled to 25 different countries, fixed up an old car, taught myself guitar, learned to ride a motorcycle, renovated my home.

But none of this - not one thing - has changed my mood. I'm always just very down, incredibly tired and majorly stressed. Nothing I do changes this, yet I am doing everything right. I think I am the text book example of how what someone should do to combat depression. Yet nothing changes for me, not in inch. So, I must not have depression. I think I just don't like living the same way some people don't like pineapple on pizza. It just doesn't sit right with me and makes me feel bad all the time.