Life can be depressing
I went through suicidal depression for 25 years. It was tough on my professional/personal life but I slowly crawled out of that dark deep hole when I woke up and looked at myself objectively and realized that I’m responsible for going through this battle and I must fix the problem if I want to live a better life. I owe most of my survival to my wife who always stood by my side, otherwise I’d be dead.
How did I beat depression? By getting out of the “dead bed” and into an enjoyable but challenging hobby (restoring classic cars) and sacrificing my time for others. That helped me see that I was not the only person on earth with issues.
Writing contributed to the cure. When I started writing about my abused childhood, teenage years and problems in adult life, the dirt flowed out of my head through my hands onto the paper or computer screen. Reading your problems through words does amazing things to your decision to change for the good.
You can do it too if you just find something, anything, that will draw out the source of your depression. If your mindset refuses to get off the grid, it will be difficult to get away from this life numbing illness.
Life is worth living now that I have no depression at least 99% of the time. All I have to deal with now is Diabetes, which is a whole other story.
Posted by MikeyCee 
