The depression diminished me to the darkest corners of a shell, since then I have been hearing the noise of the world away from my loneliness, I even heard the whisper of those who considered me weak and also of those who told Me the story of “to get excited, life is two days”. However, my depression lasted five years, long enough to know everything.
Often, those who overcome a mental illness or serious illness are called a hero, and it is common to recognize the courage and courage of these people to face this difficult time; however, those who have lived it know that these are crucial moments in which there is no choice but to be strong and be careful that the worst enemy of all does not appear: surrender.
- “There is no pain that makes you suffer.
- Pain exists to make you more aware.
- And when you realize it.
- Unhappiness disappears.
- -Osho-.
On the other hand, WHO studies and reports have repeatedly warned us that the rate of depressive disorders only increases each year; among this data, it is interesting to note that there is usually no data on who comes out of this well where the law of sadness reigns.
This is mainly due to a fact highlighted at this year’s WHO congress, 7 out of 10 people do not receive the most appropriate treatment, so the shadow of depression comes and goes, and when it appears, which is usually common, the simplest treatment is used: medicines, so a more holistic and multifactorial approach would be needed.
Thus, the poorly treated depression gradually becomes a suffocating tenant that crowds our minds, closes the windows and lowers the curtains of our hope of achieving what we love so much: becoming hostages at home. It’s not easy to bring order to such chaos, isn’t it easy to eliminate depression, disinfect it, reduce it?
However, even the most severe depression can be overcome with proper treatment. And when we do that, we usually end up with some valuable lessons worth considering.
Depression is still a stigma. Doesn’t it matter if we’re in the information age, if we have access to a lot of information? none of this matters because we don’t talk about depression, it’s not a comfortable or easy conversation and often it can even be a real conversation. Taboo For example, often, when a mother has just given birth, she cannot cope with her new life and feels unable to care for her newborn.
How will people around you understand that you suffer from postpartum depression if it’s natural?Feeling happier than ever? Also, if we did a survey to find out what idea the general population has of depression, terms such as “weakness,” “woman, or “abstinence” are more likely to be used.
These completely distorted ideas often lead people to lock themselves in the prison of their own silence, fearing the judgment of others and the gaze they observe without understanding. Thus is born isolation, with the misunderstanding of how depressed people feel outside the bubble have created to protect themselves.
You should know that depression does not discriminate, it can affect everyone without distinguishing between gender, social level or lifestyle, and often, and it is important to note, it is the strongest people who tend to fall into this deep abyss.
Depression is often accompanied by bitter and devoted allies, such as anxiety disorders or panic or stress . . . A lot of people define it as being inside a plane about to crash to the ground.
The heart accelerates, constant fear makes us someone who is unable to control his own life, a person who does not sleep or sleep much, in someone who barely eats or who, on the contrary, feels a monstrous hunger.
Each person has a specific symptom that will gradually form a dark kaleidoscope of infinite nuances and bitter suffering as well, and almost overnight, the person will take antidepressants to treat anxiety, beta blockers to stop the heart rate, medications to reduce nausea and sleeping pills. At night.
Depression doesn’t heal in a month or two, sometimes we need years. Each lives their process differently, each emerges from the solitary corners of their shell in their time and with their own music, it is like finding the way back after getting lost in a desert, shooting in the dark, aimless, no compass, no strength?and without the hope of ever coming out of this hole.
“I don’t want to be safe from danger, I just want the courage to face them” – Marcel Proust-
In turn, and finally, this compassion also allows us to get in touch with what comes from within to understand our needs, our limitations and also always have that toolbox with which to keep the black dog away from depression, as Winston Churchill would say. .
Will everyone put in this precious first aid kit what works best for them: writing, playing sports, going out, reading, talking to friends?These are strategies for cultivating emotionally positive and healing lifestyle habits that drive us away every day. save us and bring us closer to the version we love most about ourselves: the people who smile again.