July 4, 2016. I could not stop crying, and I couldn’t understand why. I felt lost under the weight of my own mind and it seemed inescapable. I had felt this way before, but it had been years. I had been in high school and I thought it was a one and done kind of thing. I was wrong. I reached out to a friend and expressed how frustrated and confused I was over this whole thing. I thought I had overcome it, why had this deep sadness come back? And why did it feel impossible to be okay? Is it just me that feels this way?
First, I think depression looks different for different people. For some, it could feel like a constant companion - the rain cloud that follows you always. For others, it hits less frequently but super hard. It may even seem like it’s the rain cloud that follows you and then randomly turns into a hurricane. And I know there is the clinical side to it all, (I get it, I was a mental health worker) but that doesn’t mean someone's lack of a diagnosis makes their feelings less valid; you can certainly go through depression without being clinically depressed. That’s why it’s important for everyone to find what I call a cathartic outlet. Writing has always been a cathartic outlet for me. I’ve turned my feelings into paragraphs, into
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most important thing is that you don't let the depression take over. Don’t let it dictate your life.
I don’t pretend to know it all. My experience of depression may be so different from yours, or maybe you’ve perfectly identified with what I’ve said. Either way, my hope is that you know you are not weird for experiencing this deep and profound sadness. My hope is that you know you are not alone. My hope is that you find some sense of peace in all this. Your experience is uniquely yours, but don’t let that fool you into believing the lie that no one will understand. Sharing your experience may just be the best thing you’ve ever done; not just for you, but perhaps for someone else as well.
letters, into songs, into prayers… I’ve made journals with daily lists of things I’m grateful for or things that bring me joy. I have a friend who every year does 30 days of joy moments shared on Facebook. I know people who go on walks, intentionally spend time with others, and the list goes on. At the end of the day, the most important thing is that you don't let the depression take over. Don’t let it dictate your life.
Psalms 34:17 When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.
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Psalms 42:11 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
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