Today being the one who has gone through depression, Just wanted to say a few things about mental health and depression. I just want to make you feel that things will be ok it you are going through it.
Depression is something that not everyone understands, unless they have gone through it, and have felt like its something that they are wearing like skin. Every day it begins to feel like everything you touch will die. It sometimes feels like you are in constant darkness and everything seems meaningless.
People can get into this pit in many ways I feel, might be they were trying to save someone from the hell, and they found the purpose in it, and they sat there forever to save more people. They say depression is like an abusive relationship that you have with yourself. It feels like you have made a friend who always stands behind you and whispers constantly the things like "You are not good enough",you will never be happy", "You are a joke", "You will never be worthy of something or someone" and many other mean things you wouldn't say to anyone else. The thing about all this is, when you hear this for a very long time, you will begin to believe it Somewhere.
But I want to say something. If you are going through it, hold yourself together. I know how it feels to fight with that person who is always with you, and who knows you so well. It feels like you fight with him every day, to pull him out of that driver seat and take the wheel for yourself, while he constantly sits behind you staring you in the mirror. And the moment you feel whatever he said was right, he will take back that control again.
This whole fight with yourself will drain a lot of energy from you. But believe me, things will be alright. Just don't give up. The day that you are praying and wishing for isn't very far. When you arrive on that day, you will turn back and thank yourself for keeping the fight on and never giving up.
Whenever he/she says those mean things to you again. Tell them not today, tell them you are stronger than you believe. You are better than you think you are. You deserve the whole world it you want to. And you are worthy of everything you wish for. Just keep that fight on. And remember, you are the best.

There is no such thing as Depression in India . At best, it is seen as a phase that rich people go through when they have nothing to do. Sort of an "aristocratic ennui", in which one luxuriates in self-pity because they're guilty about their perfect lives in a land where people starve. After all, Maslow's hierarchy of needs makes it clear that Esteem Needs or the holy-grail Self-Actualisation Needs are wayy above the paygrade of the average Indian. Most Indians are too poor and too busy meeting Basic Needs to waste time wallowing and mooning around like failed poets! LOL.
Depression is just as widespread among the poor as it is among the better-off. It's just a lot more noticeable in someone Sitting in a car than in someone sweating in crowded bus. But they're both in the same sinking boat, along with a scary majority of other people from around the WORLD. Because it doesn't matter where we live, we're caught in the same trap of the current human way of life. And we each know that immense sinking feeling of "choicelessness", as we sometimes (always) look around at the equally lost or resigned faces of people around us, as they hurry on to do the next thing they have to do to survive. And we realise how trapped we are, compelled to run on a Moebius strip hamster-wheel of human life.
That's when we panic and we scream, either externally or internally. (If you're a Buddhist like me, you start to Scream but then you remember you're a tree formless energy trapped in a crappy body tor life - a life sentence, literally! Then you (continue screaming) It you scream externally, you're labelled insane.
So most of us keep it internal. We high-functioning ones have ways to keep it bottled. We are bottled screams. And we can't explain this feeling to others because they (perhaps recognising and denying their own fears), tell us to cheer up and stop being a whiner. So we scream inside, silently, incessantly.
I believe that that is the scream that sets off these chemical reactions in the brain Depression, Anxiety, Panic etc. Which in turn cause physical damage like high cortisol, memory impairment, sleep disorders, metabolism etc. We all know the rest.
Doctors treat the brain's anomalies. or some, meditation or religious/spiritual practice soothes the scream with the cream of hope. For others, it's drugs, drinks or distractions. We all have our ways of coping .Those who fail to cope, kill themselves. But there is no escaping it if you live in current human society or civilisation. Because once you've felt that choicelessness, the only normal human response 1s to go insane, and scream.
We are familiar with the term "physical illness" which means an attack on any part of the body. Similarly, "mental illness" is associated with a brain for instance anxiety disorder, mood swings. Mental illness doesn't imply he or she is a lunatic.
This can be seen mostly among youths and superannuated persons. Teenagers are updated with technology, they know pros and cons well, and it can be one of the reasons where they may drown with pessimistic thoughts because negativity quickly attracts than positivity which may also affect them in their study. In the earlier century, the rate of mental illness was low as compared to the contemporary era. Likewise, at an old age, especially the retired person feels caged in his or her home because if we observe their previous schedule, they have a specific time for every work, but suddenly if they start living in their respective home, they are clueless what to do and what not. They need attention, care as a toddler and if they won't receive, they become mentally unstable.
In the postmodern era, awareness of mental health is much required as we want to live a happy life; we need to lessen our mental stress because it not only hampers our personal life but professional lives too.
A question may pop-up in our mind - What are the poor signs of mental health? There are many signs, some of them are tearfulness, change in mood behaviour, social detoxification, avoid interacting with people, insomnia, excessive sleepiness, panic attacks, extreme fear, eating disorder, strong wrath, attempt to suicide, hard on self, scratch and marks on skin with sharp things, etc.
On the other side of the coin, we find high rates of mental illness in two kinds of people, firstly one who has an appetite for food and secondly who has an appetite for lust.
Another significant question may arise in our mind - Is mental illness curable? The answer is yes, there are effective treatments related to different types of mental disorders, but how can we detect who is going through what kind of situation? It is pretty difficult if we cannot comprehend their psychology unless anyone steps towards us.
At some point in time, each one of us passes through this phase, but it is common among today's generation.
I would like to share an experience which I came across, even if we share our thoughts with parents that from the last few months are depressing, few parents may enquire about our past months what pushes u to these consequences, but 75% of them may not take as a serious note, and they will again busy with their hectic life.
Another significant query arises whom to share with if our parents fail to understand what we are going through, who else will help out from this web of the bitter taste of life. As we have a vast gap between our parents and us, they may not give too much heed in this matter but that does not mean all doors are exit for this illness.
In the twenty-first century, there are many communities, campaigns spreading positive outcomes by creating health awareness. Unemployment can be another important reason for mental awareness among youths.
The first step needs to be taken by the patient itself, he or she must approach an intimate friend or relative to seek help. But what if the patients do not take any step by itself, how can we figure out what paths they are leading to...
Suppose a friend of ours starts saying "Sorry" often or feels guilty, it implies something is wrong with him or her, even if they are inactive or avoids interaction, make them feel good and ask them to improve their mental health by taking a break, by keeping physically fit, by eating lots of fruits and vegetables, by joining gym or boxing to vent out aggressiveness and frustration, or else write down on a paper that keeps you in stress, anxiety and work on it how to remove, this works because l applied in my life, so you can give a try to improve your health.

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© DrSneha