I think if we are steadily moving forward in our journeys, however slowly, we're doing ok. It's when we get stuck at a stage or feeling everything is consistently too much we may need a gentle helping hand. For me, when it was a rollercoaster I knew the down days would ease, a bad day I would give myself tlc and 'start' again the next day.
After a period of coping i did have antidepressants for a while, as other things were going on and became too much. I dont think we should be ashamed if we need some help
Keep talking, that definitely helps too xx