I need advice from someone who's been there (depression in high school)?

I have been there, but that was a while back. I have always lived with depression, a mild form of it. I am a loner but have developed a certain harmony with myself and gained a few friends over time. I solved my anguish by writing because I could not find answers with other people of my age at high school. I think part of the problem was that I found (high)school wrong. The education system is something you have to go through, you do not choose it, and I have always been very critical of it.

I have had the same feeling of the day just dragging like you feel. Sometimes it is just about changing perspective on things. Also, be reassured, nothing ever stays the same. We all change. You will come across people you like and who will reciprocate and appreciate you. Life is like that. But don't think hard on it. Try to relax about things and find things you like about yourself. Try also to think about one thing you would like to do. Develop your own talent. It is cliché but yes: believe in yourself.

My problem is and has always been that I felt different. Up to this day (I'm in my forties) I still struggle at time with it, but I have learned to dedramatize all this. You must get in touch with the real you is maybe another way to answer you. Find some space of freedom or what it feels like to be free. Hope you find something in this.

I think that just dreading the next couple of years without any expectation that things will change is depressing. The best thing to do is take things one day at a time and try not to project all the negativity onto the rest of your time there. I used to put each day behind me and start the next day fresh no matter what had happened before. You have to take some time to enjoy the things that you do like too. I used to run home from school change and just get on my bike and ride. Make time for the things you enjoy in life and don't let high school define you.