the best way to help depression?

I use to take meds for depression. I was at a bad time in my life. I worked on getting the conflicts resolved and getting the ppl in my life that were stress ing me out, no longer in my life. I found hobbies and friends helped alot, as did communityservice &helping others . The hobbies were relaxing or time consuming to keep my mind off the neg. feelings and anxiety. Now by cleaning up my life from negative influeance(?sp) and getting good feelings from service to others I no longer have to take the meds. Always remember there is always some one worse off than you. If you have trouble remembering this, try reading the news, unless depresses you. I hope you work thru this. It is nothing unusual to go thru bouts of depression. Especialy in winter with deficient sunlight. and out door acctivitiey time.