I think I might be slipping into depression. How to prevent it?

For some time, I'm waking up at night crying without a certain reason. I also feel like I'm an "observer" whenever I'm with other people.
I relive all unpleasent situations in my life and remember constantly what mean someone said to me years ago.
I keep thinking about my childhood and what went wrong back then despite being 28 now.
I'm giving myself hard time for my past decisions.

How to stop?

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sara167 · 18-21, F

If you ever have a hard time try to
1. distract urself with something you like to do
2. let all the emotions out all in once, I used to have this pillow and i would just discard it little by little if i was mad or sad and it helped me preventing myself from sh. Hope it could help someone else someday.
3. Talk to one of us (or someone irl) if needed. Talking anonymously online may be the best start

What helped me was to try to live life like depression doesnt exist. I never wanted to go anywhere and locked myself in my room for days. But when I forced myself to do something with my life it helped me a little : )