Just more on my last post I am not cured as depression is a daily battle as it sometimes only takes a word to trigger memories, as does attending funerals and seeing bombs happening in other parts of the world. Treatment enables you to recognise when you may be going into a funk and how to best handle it. It also explains physical and emotional reactions to being depressed. The death of Paddy was hard to take even though it was not totally unexpected. But those of us who suffer from depression still need you, friends and family to be aware and keep an eye open for changes in demeanour and to tap us on the shoulder when we are NOT behaving to our norm. It is very tough to beat depression but it can be done with your help and forgiveness. None of us no matter how superhuman we try to be can do it by ourselves. I know I tried. I thought I could be superhuman but the effort nearly killed me. Please never be afraid to ask someone R U OK? Because in doing so you may just save someones life.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 09:41:37 +0000