The Battle With Mental Illness

I have no idea on what is with me and being able to talk to my friends and family who have depression. Is it because of my kind hearted nature or the fact that I too suffer from depression? Let me start this by saying that depression is hard to deal with. I have been battling depression for four years since my dad passed away when I was almost 18 years old. I didn't know how bad my depression was until I went to see my therapist after my dad passed away. I'm still battling my depression because it has somewhat gotten worse over time with having so many deaths in the family happen. Between the time my dad passed away and now, I lost so far six people in my family.

Depression is a mental illness that can be treated with the proper medication or you can't treat it at all because some people can't handle the medications. I'm one of the few people who can handle the medications for depression. An example of someone who can't handle the medication for depression is my mom because with her the medication actually made her depression worse instead of better. With me, the medication that I have to take for my depression has helped me a lot. I also do counseling with my therapist who prescribes my medications for my mental illnesses. When battling depression and other mental you need to know who to turn to for help when you need it. There are friends, family, doctors, counselors, and many more other people that can help you battle your mental illnesses without going to a mental hospital.

Out of all of the mental illnesses that I know of, depression and PTSD are the hardest to deal with. The reason why I say that is because you have to see a therapist or counselor to get help and that you have the risks of suicide. Now I'm writing this as a way to help other prevent suicide with those battling depression. Believe me when I say that I lost one friend already to suicide not too long after I spoke to him. I may have severe depression but I have my friends, family, boyfriend, and therapist for emotional support.

To my friends who are dealing with depression, they see me as their counselor but without the fancy degree. Yes I did study Psychology for a semester in college but I also deal with depression as well. Here lately I've been helping my friends that I know on Facebook who are dealing with depression right now because they need someone to talk to. They will ask me how I cope with the pain and I will tell them that I talk to someone I trust about my problems. Right now I have been talking to a friend who just lost his grandpa and is taking the death pretty hard. He's been feeling depressed because he was close to his grandpa. He's been thinking about there's nothing left in life anymore and that's when I stepped in to prevent him from doing something harmful to himself. Yes, depression from losing someone you love will hurt for some time until you find the proper help.

When battling depression you will feel like life doesn't matter anymore but there is so much you can do in life to keep you from getting depressed. Trust me, I have depression and I have to keep myself busy so I don't fall into a state of depression. Yes, I have my good days and my bad days which is why I love to write about it. Dealing with mental illnesses you have to do a lot of research on the mental illness that you are researching on. This is hard to understand how to handle your mental illness without the proper medical professional to help you, but you'll be able to understand it better.

To be honest, battling any mental illness is a difficult task to handle. The reason why I say that is because it can affect your way of life. Without the proper medication and medical help, you'll pretty much be a ticking time bomb ready to break down. Trust me, I had many emotional breakdowns when I'm not on my medications which caused me to be put on my medications which is a good thing because I really don't want to be in a mental hospital. So maybe I should have studied Sociology and Psychology in college instead of business management but that's okay. At least I know some stuff about mental illnesses that can help people. Just remember that no one should battle mental illness alone.