My personal experience with happiness has always began with my existence, whether or not I am content with where I am in life. I never looked for happiness where I didn't have contentment and that is really how depression sneaked into my life. With so much bad going on, I wasn't content with even being alive so I was unable to find my happiness.

It is so important that no matter what is happening in your life, you are able to find contentment with your existence. When you can do this, you can always find your happiness.

Write down 5-8 reasons why you are happy to be alive or people who make you happy to be alive. Remind yourself of these things every time you feel like you no longer want to exist, could those people be happy without you? Would you not regret no longer existing?

The thing about happiness is that it entirely is a choice we have to choose every single day, if we decide to go against happiness we will never ever feel it. When we can at least be happy to be alive we can be happy for everything that is involved within our life, our family, our friends, maybe a job or a relationship. Whatever it is that you find your happy place in, that is what you must always remember and hold close to your heart.