How Depression Feels and How to Support it

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About 15 years ago when I was going through the first rounds of severe depression due to the death of my mother and not excelling in school.   Many of other aspects of my life was failing as well.   I had the great opportunity to visit with a very wise psychologist.    He gave me some of the best pieces of information that I have every received and I would like to share this with you.   In this first picture this is how depression feels. (please excuse the bad drawings.  Drawing is not my strength)    

 

You feel alone,  you feel scared, and you feel like there is no way out.   You are very frustrated and like there is no hope in sight and no matter what you do there is no hope.

 

So, then you start to dig and start to force your way out.  You think I am going to solve this and find a solution right now and the find the cure for this terrible illness.  The truth is that it gets you no where.  You still feel alone and help less and that no matter what you do you still feel like you can not do anything. 


Then all of sudden you find secret to this illness or problem that it has a network.   Now the network is not up but it is around you.   You invite other into your network and you invite others to come help you.  Then all of a sudden you have tons of connections and you are no longer alone.

 


 

You feel happy and joyful. Now it does not mean that this going

 away but it makes it bearable and that you can survive every day with it.  The key to this is that we have to reach out and we have to enjoy the company of others to make this work.  With out this connection we would be like in the first picture hopeless and scared.   I know me personally I would rather be around people and enjoying life than being alone and scared.   Please share.



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