Where you ever in a terrible situation, or state of thinking, or routine that you managed to get out of?

I have had so many situations I have been in where I felt trapped, sometimes for long periods. But I managed to “get out”. Sometimes one’s depression is a terrible situation, or bad habits and behaviours. or a bad relationship, or friendship. Did you manage to change these and go on to new levels, look back and think “Wow! I did it”.

How did you do it and was it a situation, bad habit, or a mental illness? Was it slow or quick in getting through?