Hello World!
And we're back. So last week I talked about having anxiety and this week we'll talk about depression. I have been at battle with this mental illness for years.......I said battle because yes there is a war taking place, but it is a war that I'll win.
I don't think I really faced my depression until I was maybe 16. I was having a hard time getting out of bed, I was having a hard time moving or finding the motivation to do anything. I was going to bed earlier and earlier, and I was sleeping later and later. I would skip classes to go to sleep in the nurse's office at my high school because I was just so tired. Depression for me was isolating, it was scary, and it was annoying. I didn't want to be tired all the time but here I was sleepy.
Depression feels lonely, it feels dark, it feels scary, it feels well depressing. It feels like you're in a dark room, with no key, no window, no air. It feels like there's no escape, it feels hopeless. But these feelings all made sense.....to be continued! (don't hate me)
Another day as an adult (with anxiety AND depression)......damn,
Tasha
You have a great way of describing how challenging living with a mental illness can be