WHAT ABOUT DEPRESSION?

In the past couple of weeks, the awkwardness of news trending has been more on suicide asides the general economic issues. It is also amazing that since the news of the Doctor that lost his life by committing suicide on the 3rd mainland, subsequent victims have been matured individuals(as told by the news from the rescued victims). Well, that is not to say that there are not hundreds of thousands who may have attempted it on daily basis either successfully or otherwise.

Incidentally, I was having a conversation at work a few days ago and had to write something similar regarding this scary 10-letter words. There are too many reasons why people slip into depression. I am not a psychologist but there are some basic elements one must take into consideration and apply caution to when you notice such. The person right next to you is beside you but may be far away lost in thoughts, in pain, in grief, in fear who knows if your words are the 'healing balm' needed to soothe such person or a 'venom' that is poisonous enough to kill instantly or slowly.

The state of the country causes for worry and statistics have it that the dependents are more than an individual can carry; picture this- you are an adult with aged parents, perhaps children then you also have close or distant relatives, friends or even in-laws who depend on you from the peanuts or stipends you earn in total. Atimes I really wish i can just be a child again with zero worries about what life does;if you will also be truthful to yourself atimes you wish for that too but hey, Life is fun and beautiful for only those alive to enjoy it and fight for the positive. No one can be happy for you except you.

In the face of depression it is important you:-
* find a confidant, counselor, psychologist or someone you can be sure to trust wholeheartedly.
* listen to lots of music depending on your preference
* mingle, network, have fun with your buddies and likes. I have been in some groups on social media lately and I can attest to the fact that those groups are divine. I call it my worry medicine. You can go out on picnics, girl dates, boys hangout and the likes
* always PLACE YOURSELF in the midst of the people that truly make you happy and give you the positive vibe that make you want to never give up
* get busy. 'things are rough', 'people are broke', 'business is dropping' etc. the likes of such stories every day can be pretty discouraging and can make one lose hope but there is a saying that "the ideal mind is the devil's workshop". It is important to occupy your mind and feed your soul even when it does not seem to interests you, it saves us from depression thoughts running through our minds.
*never stay alone: try to have company even at night. Yes! In the face of loneliness, we carry a burden from the thoughts we create and when these comes in, the manifestation of it results in the urge to commit suicide.

Your breaking forth may just be in front of you but the troubles and burden we carry limit us from seeing it because even when we see it we may have given up. Like I early said, I am not a pro in justifying depression because I have also silently escaped it from the silliest worries. This is my open letter to you, DO NOT GIVE YOU. LIFE CAN ONLY BE ENJOYED BY THOSE ALIVE.

I will expatiate on this topic in the near future and I hope you will be as eager as I am writing it ,to read it. Thank you for reading. Please comment and share.



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