Singer and actress Mandy Moore, 22, has opened up to Jane magazine about her recent struggle with depression.

"A few months ago I felt really low, really sad. Depressed for no reason ... I'm a very positive person, and I've always been glass-half-full, so it was like someone flipped a switch in me. I wanted to figure out why.''

The singer says songwriting helped her through.

``Writing has been really therapeutic. These little nuggets that have come up over the past eight months have made me look at things in a different way.''

Jane Magazine