Ill try and put everything I feel into a cohesive thought, but I dont think Ill ever be able to regarding this matter. Its easy to blame the lack of resources available, and it is true, there is such a lack of services out there for people with mental health problems. I just want to touch base on the one harder pill to swallow. Everyone of us, as an individual, needs to reflect on our lives. We need to think about who we interact with on a day to day basis, who we interact with every once in a while, and those we know at a distance. Every single one of us, goes through our days not paying attention to the ones we interact with in a day and have a difficult time understanding why a person feels the way they do, or why they do what they do. I have never been verbal about this, and I for the time being wont go into a lot of detail about it... Depreasion kills. Yes there are warning signs, moods to look out for, habits and so much more that could be a tip off, to bring attention to those that are suffering. More often than not, you cant tell if someone is depressed. A person who is depressed treats thier emotions as a weakness and will do whatever it takes to hide it from others. We all have such small interactions with a person that we will miss thier cries for help no matter how big or small they are. I have had many encounters with depression in various states or forms. Whether it was one of my closest friends, who I wish i talked too more, a colleague or even myself. I have seen the many ways it affects a person. To the people suffering that ask for help, I have unbelievable respect and admiration for you. Asking for help was something I never did. There is only one way that we can fight depression, and that is by slowly changing our day to day interactions. An extra smile to a stranger, a phone call to an old friend, a random act of kindness. Instead of relying on those, who we know are suffering, individuals getting help. We need to be that help. If we filled our day to day interactions with more positivity we can empower those who are suffering to stand up and speak out or at least give them one more thing to smile at during thier day. Sometimes, these events are completely out of our control. We lose the ones we love, and we would like to put the blame on ourselves and we feel guilty. What we need to understand in times like these, is that it is not one persons fault. It is societies fault. Collectively we have let another innocent person take thier life. To everyone out there suffering, do not think you are ever alone. You will be amazed at how many people out there care about you, and love you. It sounds cliche, but at the end of the day the truth is always is. Dorothy, as much as we have had little interaction during our lives, we have and always will be family. I am sorry that things came down to this, and you left us way to soon. But I will promise you this, I will smile at one person, do one more good deed in a day, to honor you. Maybe one day, my act of kindness will help someone who is your position and an innocent life can be spared. I love you cuz. My thoughts and prayers are with the entire family as we all try and make sense of this.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:26:45 +0000
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