I have recently spoken to my parents about the subject of my depression. My mother has said that she thinks we have some kind of depression gene as most of our family suffer from similar symptoms.
I would like to start by making it clear that I do not work in the “depression” industry; I personally offer a stammering course; training for foster carers and also offering DVD authoring.
I have as recently as last week suffered with a severe bout of this depression, however from it I learnt a valuable lesson. I was in the middle of a stage in my life where just about all things were going what I call “pear shaped”. I had nothing to look forward to and decided that I needed a night out with my friends. There was one intention that I had in mind which was to get as drunk as possible.
The next day I felt really ill and hungover after having a very late night and as planned a huge amount of alcohol. For the whole day I struggled to stay awake and as the day wore on I became more and more depressed. My head was suddenly thinking some rather bad thoughts – I just could not seem to get into any sort of positive frame of mind – negativity had taken over my body~My head was suddenly thinking some rather bad thoughts – I just could not seem to get into any sort of positive frame of mind – negativity had taken over my body}.
The lesson I have learnt is that is not a good idea to go out drinking alcohol if you are feeling low and depressed.
When I was speaking to my parents about my latest period of anxiety and depression, they gave me some interesting and useful advice. They asked me to think about all of the things and aspects of my life that were getting me down~They wanted me to write a list of all of my worries and problems; the things that were causing me to spiral in and out of depression}~They wanted me to write a list of all of my worries and problems; the things that were causing me to spiral in and out of depression}. It was then a case of trying to work out a solution to each of my worries/problems. I could do this with the help of others, such as my parents rather than doing what I usually do which is to try and work things out for myself.
This is not at all easy to do but is something I now try. I have realised that it is good to talk about our fears and phobias and that there is nothing wrong with admitting that you are stressed and depressed.
I now try to think positive in all situations, life is far too short to be always worrying about everything. I have also started to read a lot of self-help books, these have taught me quite a lot of new things and have given me many new ideas.
