Don't turn your nose up at government mental health services. They exist specifically to help people like you, and are supported by your taxes. Not only that, some of the very best mental health practitioners work for the government, having made conscious decisions to forego high salaries in exchange for helping people.

There's no shame in taking advantage of mental health services; that's what they're available for. In many cases, effective medical treatments are available for everything from depression to ADHD, and your medical insurance should pay a large part of it. It's worth checking to see what's covered.

If you suffer from chronic depression, it's quite likely that there's a chemical cause. Check with your mental health services provider, because a variety of effective modern drugs like Prozac, Zoloft, and Lexapro are available to help get you back on an even keel.