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My Thoughts on Depression |
| I want to explain something from my own experience. Depression is not a "phase" and I cant "just get over it". It's a chemical imbalance in the mind and there is nothing that person can possibly do about it. if you think it's bad being around that person when they're depressed, imagine living in the body where there's nothing you can do about the way you feel and you know that you don't want to be in this frame of mind, yet you are there. It is a complete abyss, You are gripped by depression and it's hold on you is stronger than you could ever be. If you know someone that is depressed, listen to them. be patient with them. Don't put them down or tell them to think differently. We cannot just "put it in the back our minds" and move on...it is a grasp on your whole mentality, it affects how you look at everything. There is nothing we can do. Please be patient. | 12-17-01-I wrote what is on the left in February 2001. I wrote it with the mindset of showing people how difficult things can be at times. I wanted people to know that sometimes it's difficult to get up and live. How difficult it can be to do the simplest of tasks. I have recently found out I also suffer from social anxiety. It is very difficult to even walk through the halls at school. I often feel out-of-breath and lightheaded when I'm around large groups of people. I avoid social situations such as parties. I hate it because I know I'm missing out on a lot. It's not that I don't want to do things, it's that I just can't. I often come up with excuses to not go places. Some people think I'm lazy because I never go do things. I truly do want to do things. I want to laugh and joke and be part of a crowd. I just can't. My mind freezes up and I become overly-shy. I don't know. |
