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Depression Perspective

By Shannon M.Published 6 years ago 3 min read
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Inside us all is light and dark...

I often wake up in the morning thinking about the meaning of my life. More often, I wake up in the afternoon wondering what I'm doing with my life.

There are so many ways that a person is affected by depression. Anger. Sadness. A sense of being lost. Do any of these resonate with you as a reader?

If so, please read on...

Some days are better than others for me. Some I want to scream into a pillow and others make me wanna run a marathon and shout about how awesome I feel. Having depression is a daily struggle of ups and downs and grey areas... Why didn't he/she call? What did I do? Anxiety on top of sadness wrapped in a package that nobody wants to open on Christmas morning.

Coming from a depression sufferer, here are a few tips to you, the reader that may need help dealing, from me.

Try to remember that no one is truly alone. You always have an ear in your issues. If you don't, I'm here for you. And, please, if you ever feel like you have no where else to go, call your local crisis or suicide hotlines.

First of all, as hard as I know it is to do, think of what you do have as opposed to what you don’t have. All of us have things that we would love to have that we just can’t seem to obtain. All of us also have things in our lives that other may be envious of. If we can learn to see what we have in a new light, we can learn to accept what we don’t have as “nothing overly special”, which can make us all feel like we have more than we thought we did. From my standpoint: I wish I had children. But I know that someday I will, whether through natural methods or adoption. I just keep my perspective shifted to the amazing family that I have already and the support that they have given me over the years. A child would be an awesome addition, but it isn’t at all necessity, which is how I have to see it to be okay with by having any yet.

Second, live YOUR best life. Do things that make you happy. Be with people that compliment you, not bring you down. I know a lot of my issues surround doing what people expect of me, what people want to do… not what I want to do. That is a huge part of the problem for me. Whenever someone asks me to go out, most of the time I do, out of the worry that people will be let down if I say no to them. Slowly but surely, I am learning that I don’t have to be everything to everyone… Someday I hope to be able to fully deal with that.

Alone time is NEVER a bad thing. Sometimes we need time to think and decompress ourselves before we can be around others.

Above all, if you are feeling at all like you don't matter...YOU DO! Take care of yourself first, and everything else can start to fall into place.

Above all, always remember: you are not alone in this fight. There are plenty of other people—myself included—that understand your plight and get you. Just when you feel like there is nothing else you can do to achieve your goals or even just your happiness, you will see that "light at the end of the tunnel" and begin to heal. You are loved by so many people, even if you don't feel that way right now.

Don’t be afraid to let people down. If doing so makes you feel happier or better, it’s okay…your true friends will understand.

I write this as a “missive” of sorts. In the hopes that these words will resonate with someone and possibly bring them the hope that they need. Everyone has their issues; depression causes a lot of cruddy things to happen to people. YOU ARE NEVER ALONE! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Sending you all good vibes and hugs.

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About the Creator

Shannon M.

I am someone who is just looking for the happiness that everyone deserves. Writing for Vocal is one way to help others, get my stories seen, and show people that hope is never dead.

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