Every one out of five people is suffering from depression nowadays. Why is that so? Many reasons. The fast demand for a successful life. Pressure to be the best, etc, etc.
Well, screw it all and just relax for some time. I hope my blog helps you know what's actually happening to you.
Who am I? Well, I was a depressed soul just months ago and I know what this thing is and can be so that is why I am making this blog. I am not an expert nor I am here to cure your depression. I am just letting you know what I did and what worked for me.
Take it easy on yourself. Just stand by and improve bit by bit. There is no haste to know. As I said. These are what I used practically in my life so the same I will blog on daily basis. It will be at least six blog discussion. For daily updates, you may follow me and share it with your depressed friend. It might just be a start in their realisation that depression is a disease and it's not a fault with them. Nothing's wrong with them. Just stick around a bit and you might relate.
First, why was I depressed?
Due to excess pressure from studies. I was preparing for NEET, an entrance exam for medical admission all over India and I couldn't clear the exam. It made me feel hopeless and worthless. I thought it was the end of the world for me. In 2020, many NEET aspirants committed suicide and that opened my eyes to the depression I was suffering from which became worse during lockdown because I couldn't go out or talk to someone. I am an ambivert and like to meet with people I am comfortable with but nothing at all.
All the negativity around me turned my thoughts so negative that I can't explain how I felt. Every day I feared that something bad might happen, it was baseless but it made me drown into an abyss with no end. Every day I woke up with a heavy head, eyes that didn't open, I just passed my time imbibing more negativity from the news etc.
2020 was the toughest year I had lived to date. But I also learned a lot about myself and my mind. I read books, fought myself every day. Self-harm, harm to others, wishing for the worst to happen to this world when it was already suffering made me sick of myself and hate myself so much. I went into depression just like that.
I deleted my WhatsApp and had no contact with anyone whatsoever. I don't even talk to my family, just kept myself locked within me. Thinking by myself. Talking negatively to myself and so on. If you are suffering anything relatable it might be depression.
Might be! Not is! Remind you I am sharing my patient experience with suffering and getting over it and not anything professional. If you have severe depression talk out! It's always talking out! Talk to someone, write to them. Do something to get your thoughts out of your system which I will discuss in tomorrow's blog.
Professionals are better than me to reach out but the problem lies exactly here. People generally don't approach professionals directly. They take time to understand and accept that they are depressed. That acceptance is the first and most important step in your recovery process. Accept that something isn't right with you and work on getting your curve ends straight.
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