My depression made talking about depression incredibly difficult.
She was older than me, she was in college, and she knew about depression.
When I told her I was depressed, she responded, “Well, you need to move to another state.”
Because of the way depression is categorized in other countries, other countries make it significantly more difficult to get help for depression.
To make matters worse, many businesses are intentionally protecting themselves from depressed customers by increasing the amount of depression in their customer’s voice.
Depression is a form of mental illness. Like I said in my last article, depression is a mental illness, but it is not the same as being depressed.
When I said I was depressed, I meant it. I meant I was miserable at the time. I had been stuck at a job I hated for almost a year, and I was just waiting for it to end so I could find another one.
When she responded that I should move to another state, I became angry. Why should she have any say in what I should do? I should be able to decide for myself.
She was wrong.
The way depression is categorized in other countries makes it significantly more difficult to get help for depression.
For anyone thinking of traveling to a different country or speaking a different language, there are many resources out there for you to find help. I would recommend getting a local partner therapist for at least a month before you think you will seek treatment.
But even if you decide to take your own advice and seek treatment, it won’t be easy.
When I said I was depressed, I didn’t say I was miserable. I said I was frustrated and angry.
There is a huge difference.
Depression is not the same thing as being miserable.
There isn’t a day that goes by when I don’t think about my depression.
My wife didn’t understand what I was going through. I couldn’t bring myself to tell her because it’s something I just don’t want to talk about.
Emotions are not things you paint on a calendar.
My depression is not like every other depression person. I can be one of the happy ones and act like I’m fine. But, as everyone knows, depression is a whole different ball of wax.
My depression is different for two reasons: I chose to accept it and I can change.
You can’t change your expectations.
I accepted my depression and it has been so easy for me to open up to treatment, therapy, and even medication. There is still work to do but I feel better than I did before.
Emotions are not things you paint on a calendar.
Emotions are not plans for the future.
Taking care of yourself is something you always should do. It’s essential to living a happy life and it’s something you can control.
Below are few things you should know about depression.
Depression isn’t the thing that causes a woman to get a man pregnant.
- It’s not exactly that simple.
It’s estimated that 1 in 4 women experience moderate to severe depression during her lifetime. The exact number is still a lot but that’s because those numbers aren’t better kept than actual people.
You’ll find more people with worse records, more interesting stories, and a lot more twupishness in psychiatric hospital than you’d think. It’s not a good time to meet anyone on the internet if you’re searching for a husband.
On the other hand, you can easily change your life if you invest the work in it. My advice is to do it sooner rather than later because there is a chance you can change your life regardless of when you find “the one”.
Committing to marriage is something every man should hear.
- I’ve heard all kinds of excuses for not committing to a partner. But none of them were good enough for me to keep hoping.
If being married is going to be the pinnacle of life, then maybe being married is enough. If you’re going to be married, then you should be married.
If you’re not married yet, then the time is now to be committed. Committing to marriage is not something that every man should hear.
Spending time together is the key to a successful marriage.
- Yes, actually. And also because no one is going to come to your house to watch a football game when you’re out.
Today’s young people, from both genders, have an enormous amount of anxiety about the state of the relationship and the way it’s changing. Many of them want to just shut up and be friends with someone instead.
But being married now is so much different than being a university student in my late 20s. Back then, I thought I could do whatever I wanted with my friends.
Now, I can’t even watch a football game without worrying about whether or not