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I hope this thread will encourage anyone with a mental health issue of any kind who is trying to cope with it alone to talk to someone about it TODAY. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/faqs
I hope this thread will encourage anyone with a mental health issue of any kind who is trying to cope with it alone to talk to someone about it TODAY. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/faqs
2 WHAT’S DEPRESSION LIKE?
My depression started in December 2016. I tried to shrug it off. But it ruined my Christmas that year.
Depression is experienced by different people in different ways.
My experience was of a very dark, lonely place from which there seemed no escape...
My depression started in December 2016. I tried to shrug it off. But it ruined my Christmas that year.
Depression is experienced by different people in different ways.
My experience was of a very dark, lonely place from which there seemed no escape...
3 ADMITTING THE PROBLEM
I don’t think I was ever suicidal. But I lost count of the number of nights I went to bed thinking what a relief it would be to not wake up in the morning.
I tried to cope alone for two years. It broke me.
I don’t think I was ever suicidal. But I lost count of the number of nights I went to bed thinking what a relief it would be to not wake up in the morning.
I tried to cope alone for two years. It broke me.
4 TALKING IS KEY
After two years, I confided in my family. Did it cure the depression? No. But beating depression is about taking small steps, one at a time.
My family persuaded me to see my GP. He asked me about the depression. I broke down.
But from that day, things changed.
After two years, I confided in my family. Did it cure the depression? No. But beating depression is about taking small steps, one at a time.
My family persuaded me to see my GP. He asked me about the depression. I broke down.
But from that day, things changed.
5 SEEKING HELP IS A STRENGTH
He prescribed some medication and referred me to a therapist. Therapy is all about talking, which is good for fighting depression.
The medicine is a mental ‘crutch’ not a cure. But it has also helped.
I’m not ‘cured’. But I have fewer dark days now.
He prescribed some medication and referred me to a therapist. Therapy is all about talking, which is good for fighting depression.
The medicine is a mental ‘crutch’ not a cure. But it has also helped.
I’m not ‘cured’. But I have fewer dark days now.
6 BEWARE OF TWITTER
I have made many friends on Twitter including (hopefully) a couple of friends for life.
But I don’t recommend Twitter if you have mental health issues. It’s a toxic, judgemental platform.
If you must use Twitter, be careful.
I have made many friends on Twitter including (hopefully) a couple of friends for life.
But I don’t recommend Twitter if you have mental health issues. It’s a toxic, judgemental platform.
If you must use Twitter, be careful.
7 TALK TO SOMEONE
If you’re struggling, talk to someone today.
If you’re not depressed and someone approaches you to talk about their mental health issues, please listen to them. DO NOT tell the person to ‘snap out of it’. That’s one of the worst things you could possibly say.
If you’re struggling, talk to someone today.
If you’re not depressed and someone approaches you to talk about their mental health issues, please listen to them. DO NOT tell the person to ‘snap out of it’. That’s one of the worst things you could possibly say.
8 LONELY LOCKDOWN
Finally, the virus lockdown will be a very lonely experience for some. If you know someone in that position, be kind to them. It will make a massive difference to their mental health.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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Finally, the virus lockdown will be a very lonely experience for some. If you know someone in that position, be kind to them. It will make a massive difference to their mental health.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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