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Depression

It lies.

By Samantha BurgessPublished 6 years ago 4 min read
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Depression is the biggest liar I have ever met. It tells you that you are useless and unworthy. It tells you that you should be ashamed of yourself and it tells you that you are the worst person in the world. It tells you that you are hideous and inferior. It tells you that you are unlovable and alone in this world.

It is all a lie. You are beautiful and wonderful. You are intelligent and your life brings others meaning. You are worthy of love and compassion. You are not a terrible person. Most importantly, you should not be ashamed, and you are most certainly not alone.

It's like one part of the brain tells you all of these terrible things while another part is trying to get you to think rationally. So you sit there and end up almost fighting with yourself on a daily basis. You sit there and try to convince yourself that these feelings you have just aren't true. And that's one of the hardest things in the world.

It's easy just to let it win. To just let these feelings wash over you and give in to the dispair. Then again sometimes you just don't have the strength to fight at that moment. Sometimes you have been fighting all day and just don't have the energy to keep doing it. But you know deep down that you can't just give up.

You know that if you gave up, you would just lose everything. If you gave up it would destroy you, so you keep fighting as much as you possibly can. You take a minute and think about your next move, your next way to cope and win. Every day is different. You have to change up your strategy.

Sometimes one coping mechanism won't always work. You have to find others, you have to come up with numerous ways to win. You will find them in time, different outlets that help to calm the mind. You can do this and you can win. There will always be someone out there who believes in you.

Some days will be better than others. Hold onto these days in your mind. Remember the good feelings you had that day, that day that you got something done or you felt a little prettier that day. These thoughts can help you on some of your bad days. You can remind yourself of them. Those feelings might even return in that moment of remembrance.

I know that talking about it doesn't always help but talking about it to the right person will most of the time. Find someone who you feel like understands the things you are feeling. You have to find someone who has been through the same things you have. It helps to be reassured that you are not alone in this. There will always be someone who will underatand.

You have to find the good things in life and hold onto them. There will be things that come along in life and make everything feel like it's worth it. Hold onto these things. I believe they are there to help you, they know you need them. Find a passion, set some goals. I know it's hard to stick to things, especially on your worst days, but that's okay. Not every day is going to be as productive as the last. If you need to rest a little longer one day, allow yourself to do so. If you need more help that day then there is nothing to be ashamed of.

Sometimes people need medication to help them and that is perfectly fine. If you need the extra help, take it. Some people think that antidepressants are suppose to make you happy but that is not the case at all. Antidepressants are meant to even you out. They balance the chemicals in your brain so you can function. They will never make you happy but you won't feel the extreme sadness either. For some people, this is necessary along with speaking to a psychiatrist regularly, and that's okay. It doesn't mean that you are broken or unworthy of anything.

Unfortunately for most people, life is very difficult. But I hope you have some amazing days ahead of you. I hope you find happiness in this life. I hope you find something to be passionate about. I hope you realize that your depression is lying to you. I hope you feel like you are worthy, beautiful, amazing, loved, and not alone in all of this. I hope you can get help if you need it and I hope you don't feel ashamed if you need it, there is no reason to be. Most of all I hope you never give up. There is someone out there whose life would be so much worse without you in it. Stay strong, my friends, and I hope this helps.

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