While social media and the internet—namely, endless news notifications—are detrimental to one's mental health, Twitter could also be a helpful place to share coping strategies. There's no place like Twitter to be reminded of the fact there are millions of people in the world with depression, fighting their genetic predispositions and chemical imbalances as not to fall into a bottomless pit of despair. Millions!

As is the case with any illness, it's crucial to see a doctor and begin treatment, but here are some other tips that mostly don't require insurance coverage.

1. Keep calm and watch cat videos.

Cat videos help#HowIFightDepression pic.twitter.com/W1KLlv6PGY
— Mina Masters (@mina_masters) June 19, 2019

2. Take a walk.

I took a walk around town with my 7 month old daughter. No stroller, I just carried her around cuz she likes to reach for the leaves on trees and bushes.

She started to fight off sleep, then her head dropped to my neck & she was out. I'd never felt happier.#HowIFightDepression
— Chner (@Tadasco42) June 19, 2019

3. Find the goofiness in the everyday.

#HowIFightDepression LAUGH AT SILLY THINGS

"The name is Bond, James Bond, and you are?" pic.twitter.com/syhkSSfzwm
— Anaglogs Daughter (@AnaglogsDaughtr) June 19, 2019

4. Hang out with a four-legged friend.

#HowIFightDepression Four paws. Four hooves. Giving me two reasons to get up, even when I don't want to face the day ❤️ pic.twitter.com/zfeNzNJo0E
— Gizmos Human Slave (@kittyupthecurt1) June 19, 2019

5. Create.

I try to make something. A poem, a song, a story. Anything that allows me to shift into creative mode... that helps me get through the worst of it. I think completing a thing gives me a sense of peace. When my heart is broken I make art with the pieces. #HowIFightDepression
— Shane Koyczan (@Koyczan) June 19, 2019

6. Remind yourself that you've through it before, and you'll get through it again.

https://twitter.com/chronicallyeliz/status/1141326245034110976

7. Cake puns.

#HowIFightDepression
I’m usually in tiers 🍰
— Kitty🐱 (@kittykrumley) June 19, 2019

8. Every dog is a therapy dog.

https://twitter.com/Im_Jason_Glass/status/1141226204097155073

9. Set small goals and work towards them.

I give myself one small task to do everyday. I recently had a very, very ugly depressive episode brought on by medical trauma, and decided to draw one “monster” everyday. It’s weird, but it worked. #HowIFightDepression pic.twitter.com/G2fslHgNA6
— Bronwyn Berg (she/her) (@BergBronwyn) June 19, 2019

10. Meditate.

#HowIFightDepression My meditation garden helps, too. I stack rocks and watch butterflies. pic.twitter.com/KiXC2R2oio
— The Original Special K (@kricci76) June 19, 2019

11. Cat cosplay.

#HowIFightDepression
Cat cosplay pic.twitter.com/U4xpfC52Xw
— ObiGhostKenobi (@kenobi_ghost) June 19, 2019

12. Going on Twitter.

#HowIFightDepression Coming here to Twitter helps a lot because I'll always find a friend.
— Paul Boxshall (@Superbokka) June 19, 2019

13. Logging off Twitter.

#HowIFightDepression? Not being on twitter as much. This place is depressing.
— Jules🦢 (@myaltjules) June 19, 2019

14. One meal at a time.

#HowIFightDepression

1)Eat breakfast

1.5)Eat

2)Eat lunch

2.5)Eat

3)Eat dinner
— Shattered heart (@Rainbowbeauty42) June 19, 2019

15. Retail therapy.

https://twitter.com/map_boy_roy_/status/1141230405271658496

16. Therapy-therapy.

I go to therapy. I tell someone my worst fears. I ask for help. All. The. Time. #HowIFightDepression
— Mary (@MissDirt) June 19, 2019

17. Medication

#HowIFightDepression Meds. Treat it like the disease that it is. Even when I'm not eating right/exercising/getting enough sleep/doing talk therapy/etc., medication keeps me in a place where I can recognize and adjust when depression is affecting my behavior.
— Judi BLACK LIVES MATTER Adams (@jdarnbro) June 19, 2019

17 tips on fighting depression from real people. (Still go to therapy, though.)