Seeing all these posts about suicide and depression has caused a need in me to speak up: Depression is a sickness. It is no different than a heart condition or diabetes. Would you belittle someone or tell them to suck it up if they needed to take medication for those conditions? I have suffered from depression for over 14 years. I have struggled more days than others. I have been pushed to the point of contemplating suicide more than once. It was drilled into me not to be a burden, not to ask so much, to stop being so dramatic, that my life isnt THAT bad... it could be worse, to be more like [insert name here]... I have been in therapy for a while now, and its still a constant struggle not the let the harsh voices of the past effect my future. I had to learn to close out people (friends AND family) who loved me conditionally. People that tried to shove me into the mold of what THEY wanted me to be, not myself. If it wasnt for my Dad, close friends, and the Masonic Family I probably wouldnt be here. Please remember that your words matter. Your actions matter even more. Masks hide pain, they hide the scars, and they hide to wounds that have been inflicted.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 03:48:39 +0000
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