According to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the year 2020, depression will be the number two cause of "lost years of healthy life" worldwide. However, the cost in human suffering cannot be estimated.
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BREAKING THE SILENCE
Depression: One Womans Story
Sharon was talking to a friend on the phone one night. When her friend asked,
"How are you?" Sharon suddenly exploded with emotion. Without warning, she began
sobbing and literally collapsed in a heap on the floor. Her friend came over and
took Sharon's kids for the night. Sharon cried for hours till she fell asleep.
It was only the first of many sleepless nights.
She cried every day for months, never knowing when she might break down. She
didn't need a reason. While driving to work in the morning, she would burst into
tears. She worried about embarrassing herself, so she stayed home more and
avoided people as much as she could.
Isolating herself made her feelings of loneliness worse. "Nobody understands
what I'm going through," she told herself. She felt that her life was worthless
because she could no longer function. She couldn't sleep, eat, or focus on
anything. She was irritable and couldn't seem to get along with anyone anymore.
She was disappointed and ashamed that she had let herself sink so low. She tried
her best to pull herself out of this "funk." But she felt stuck. She felt guilty
because her family deserved better treatment than she was able to give them. She
concluded that they would be better off without her.
One day, while having an annual medical exam, Sharon's doctor asked how
things were at home. Sharon began crying uncontrollably. When her doctor
suggested that she was suffering from clinical depression, Sharon was surprised.
She should have known, but she didn't.
The doctor prescribed anti-depressants and made an appointment for Sharon to
talk with a therapist. Sharon didn't notice any improvement for a couple of
weeks. It started slowly, but she gradually began to feel more peaceful and
content. At this point, she was able to think more clearly and tackle small
steps, one at a time, to work toward taking charge of her mental health. As
Sharon took better care of herself, she grew stronger, which helped her to
continue on the path to wellness.
When she met with her doctor for a six week follow up, she told him, "I just
wish I had sought help earlier. I could have avoided so much pain."
Author Marsha Jordan is founder of a nonprofit charity called Hugs and Hope for
Sick Children (http://www.hugsandhope.org).
More of her articles on depression are in her book, Hugs, Hope, and Peanut
Butter, a compilation ofthought-provoking essays illustrated with drawings by
critically ill children. Proceeds from book sales will benefit kids battling
cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. In this book, the author combines
hope with humor, drawing upon her own experience of living with chronic pain and
depression for thirty years. She opens her life and her heart to share everyday
experiences and the lessons God has taught her from them. Other essays in the
book include, "Ten Tips For Beating Depression," and "Why Doesn't God Answer My
Prayer?" Order the book or learn more at
http://www.hugsandhope.org/book.htm
Depression In Others Many of us struggle day in and day out. That does not mean that we suffer from depression. But, for others, it does. If you are worried about a friend or family member who you think may be suffering from depression, you can and should help. But, how can you do this?
Depression Help & Support Groups For those who face depression, every day of their lives may seem like a struggle. A struggle to get up, a struggle to face the day and the people involved and it can be a struggle to make the most of the day.
Avoiding Depression Can you really avoid depression? Is there a way that you can get rid of this awful disease that seems to be taking over your life?
Talking About Depression In many ways, our society has allowed many people to believe that they can not communicate their feelings to others. Sometimes, we think that no one will understand. We think that what we are feeling is simply not important, not validated, or just wrong. If it was any of these things, we wouldn’t feel this way.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the year 2020, depression will be the number two cause of "lost years of healthy life" worldwide. However, the cost in human suffering cannot be estimated.
BREAKING THE SILENCE
