Your description of how life without depression is exactly how I felt. I had been suffering from depression for as long as I could remember, and I figured that sadness was how life simply was. Happiness was lovely but fleeting. Then I was catapulted out of the darkness and was so surprised that it is not only possible to be truly happy, but it is possible for happiness to be a constant- not sadness. Thank you for sharing this, it's frustrating that people would never condemn someone for wearing a cast or for having corrective surgery, yet when it comes to depression we are not supposed to get help. <3
taking those little pills everyday is not the easy way out. you have them because you realized you have a problem and you realized you need help. and you asked for that help. asking for help is one of the hardest and bravest things a person can do. you should be proud of your strength, your resolve, and the confidence you have in yourself knowing you can get through it all. youve already accomplished more with that one act than most people will ever dream to.
you're right. If you haven't been there. you don't know, and more than someone who can hear can know what it is like to be deaf, or a sighted person can know what it is to be blind.
And no doubt there are some people who are prescribed meds they don't need, but that doesn't mean that those meds shouldn't be available for those who do need them, or that taking them is a failure.
I'm lucky. The meds I need are for a physical condition, no one tries to tell me that I'm weak becuase I take them.
I hope that your post will help more people to reciognise that the same is true of meds for depression.
I am so very pleased for you. It's very hard to make the decision to get help with depression (especially in the light of those around you who doubt the usefulness of meds) but utterly worth it and I hope you and Kayla enjoy the benefits it brings.
Would you mind if I linked to this post as I feel there are friends who might benefit from the wisdom of someone who has lived through this? (I understand if you would prefer me not and to and will respect that.)
Beth, once again you hit the nail on the head. You're a wonderful voice for all of us who have suffered and still suffer with the debilitation of depression. I couldn't be more fucking proud of you.
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Thank you for sharing this, it's frustrating that people would never condemn someone for wearing a cast or for having corrective surgery, yet when it comes to depression we are not supposed to get help.
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you're right. If you haven't been there. you don't know, and more than someone who can hear can know what it is like to be deaf, or a sighted person can know what it is to be blind.
And no doubt there are some people who are prescribed meds they don't need, but that doesn't mean that those meds shouldn't be available for those who do need them, or that taking them is a failure.
I'm lucky. The meds I need are for a physical condition, no one tries to tell me that I'm weak becuase I take them.
I hope that your post will help more people to reciognise that the same is true of meds for depression.
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Would you mind if I linked to this post as I feel there are friends who might benefit from the wisdom of someone who has lived through this? (I understand if you would prefer me not and to and will respect that.)
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