In this article I write about my personal experiences with depression and about how I have learnt to cope and to even eradicate it. I am sure that I am not alone in the fact that I have regular periods of my life when I am depressed, but knowing this fact does not make it any easier for me. I hope you enjoy reading the article.
Speaking to my parents about the factors affecting my anxiety and depression has been an important point for me, as I have been able to appreciate their thoughts and understanding. My mother believes that I had a type of depression gene as there have been many different members of the family who have had a number of similar symptoms.
Even as close as last week I had suffered a bout of depression, but I learnt some valuables lessons from it, because at the same time I was experiencing a negative period in my life where it seemed as though everything was going wrong for me. It seemed as though there was one piece of bad news and negativity after another. It seemed at the time that there was nothing good to look forward to and I thought a night out with my friends would cheer me up. And, the clear intention I had was to get as drunk as I possibly could.
I was hungover and felt very sick which was due to the amount of alcohol I had drunk the night before. Through the day I struggled to stay awake and as the day progressed I became more depressed. Then, later in the day, a negative part of my body, with a number of negative chemicals inside, took over my brain and made me think very negative about myself, my life and the depression.
I learnt one key lesson from this though, that going out and drinking a lot of alcohol, if you are feeling low and depressed, isn’t a good idea at all.
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. What I then needed to do was to talk about them and to think positive by attempting to find solutions to each of these problems.
You need to understand that this just isn’t an easy thing to complete but I was willing to try it. From this, I have come to realise that talking to someone about your own fears and phobias is a good thing, and you should not think there is anything wrong with admitting that you are stressed and depressed.
I really do hope not to live with these regular bouts of depression as I do find that they are annoying me and that I am feeling upset about them. This especially true when thinking about them means that I am unable to sleep at night, which is something that can happen regularly. I am though, looking for a number of different ways that I can beat my anxiety and depression and overcome the negative feelings that I can and want to live without.
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.