WARNING: THIS POST MAY BE SENSITIVE TO SOME READERS
As a child you never would have thought your life would end up like this.
Feeling a constant weight on your shoulders and a constant whisper in your ear, “It’s never gonna end.”
When you’re depressed, you aren’t just sad. You’re in constant agony and pain all within your mind and you keep feeling burdened by yourself and your doings. You feel as though everything you do is wrong and everything you say annoys people. You always feel like hey, maybe the world would be better off if I was dead.
The biggest issue with depression is that not only are they in a battle with themselves, society takes stabs at them, too. Society sees depression as a disorder people “fake” for attention, however this is almost never the case. If someone is publicly depressed, it is a cry for help. They want someone to tell them they are not alone, they want someone to for once show they care about them, anything to show someone cares.
The main thing I see going hand-in-hand with depression is suicidal thoughts and/or actions. Whether it’s self-harm, writing explicit things, listening to suicidal-themed music, etc.
Self-harm is the biggest matter in question. Why do people do it? Well, self-harmers do it as some sort of release. They see it as the only thing they can control in their life.
The release part: The pain they feel as they self harm relieves the pain they feel internally and exerts it externally, unfortunately onto themselves still.
The control part: As they self harm, they do it so they have something they know they can control, since they feel they’ve lost themselves.
The pain reminds them that they can feel still, that they aren’t as numb as they think.
Some people who are depressed don’t only self-harm. If their depression doesn’t go away as time goes on or with medications, it can and will take over the whole being of the person. If someones depression gets too out-of-control, they make take things too far…
The person may want to take their own life by whichever means possible.
The saddest part about depression is that many people have succeeded in their suicide attempts. Many parents have gone childless. Many families, one member less. Too recently many people have taken their lives due to bullying and social media and their own minds.
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death by teenagers in the U.S. in 2018.
Is Depression Preventable?
Well, depression can’t per-se be ‘prevented’. However many teens and adults going through hormonal changes and/or a tragedy who may be experiencing depression can treat it. There are many medications and options to keep you up-and-at-it. Trying new hobbies and distracting yourself with productive activities may keep your mind at ease. Medications also definitely help cope with depression and prevent things from getting out-of-hand.
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE: 1-800-273-8255
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You are brave and strong and amazing! Thank you for this post, and your blog in general.
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