Depression. Let me tell you about depression. IT
SUCKS!! It really does. It sucks your joy. It sucks your energy. It sucks your
friends. It sucks your self-worth. IT
JUST SUCKS! When you are depressed you
feel like wave after wave of sadness is crashing over your head. Sometimes you
can barely take a breath. Everything is your fault. Nobody likes you or wants
to be around you. There is this horrible darkness that is like a ball inside
you and slowly that darkness overtakes your whole body. It’s hard to find the
energy or the desire to get out of the bed some days. The phone goes
unanswered. Same for the door. Even when people try to reach out you don’t
think you are worthy of their compassion. They just feel sorry for you. Sometimes
you are so sad there is a physical pain inside you.
Let me tell you about depression. IT DOES END!! It
is not a forever and always disease. You will come out of it. You will feel
happy again. You will answer the phone and the door. You will want to be with
friends and hang out. You will find goodness in yourself. You just have to
remind yourself that it will end. It is a terrible cycle and you will come out
of it. The pain of depression will go away. I know sometimes it doesn’t feel
like it will ever get better, but I am here to tell you it does! Learning to
cope with depression feelings takes time but you can shorten the lows with
practice. Sometimes medications can help so don’t feel like you have to do it
all on your own.Here are just a couple of coping strategies that you
can start using right away.
1. Get into the sun. Sunshine is an awesome anti-depressant. Even if you cannot get outside open the blinds or curtains and sit in the sunshine.
2. MOVE YOUR BODY!! I know you don’t feel like it but make yourself get up. Put on your favorite music and dance. Lift some weights if you like. Walk, jog, bike. Just MOVE!!
3. Talk to someone. You don’t have to talk about anything that is bothering you. You don’t have to talk about any particular topic but just interact with someone you care about. Feel that connection.
Let me tell you about depression. IT DOES END!! It
is not a forever and always disease. You will come out of it. You will feel
happy again. You will answer the phone and the door. You will want to be with
friends and hang out. You will find goodness in yourself. You just have to
remind yourself that it will end. It is a terrible cycle and you will come out
of it. The pain of depression will go away. I know sometimes it doesn’t feel
like it will ever get better, but I am here to tell you it does! Learning to
cope with depression feelings takes time but you can shorten the lows with
practice. Sometimes medications can help so don’t feel like you have to do it
all on your own.Here are just a couple of coping strategies that you
can start using right away.1. Get into the sun. Sunshine is an awesome anti-depressant. Even if you cannot get outside open the blinds or curtains and sit in the sunshine.
2. MOVE YOUR BODY!! I know you don’t feel like it but make yourself get up. Put on your favorite music and dance. Lift some weights if you like. Walk, jog, bike. Just MOVE!!
3. Talk to someone. You don’t have to talk about anything that is bothering you. You don’t have to talk about any particular topic but just interact with someone you care about. Feel that connection.
Hang in there. You can make it one more day. Or one more hour. Or one more minute. Or one more second if that is what it takes. You got this.
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