This being National Mental Health Awareness week, today's focus is on depression. If you have concerns about depression and think you or someone you know may be suffering from depression there is help out there. There are Many kinds of depression and all are treatable. The screening process is easy and will help you determine whether you need to seek out further treatment.
I cannot stress enough that depression does not go away without treatment. It may seem to subside sometimes but it will come back. It can get worse without treatment. Facing the fact that you have depression should be a relief because it can be treated. Unfortunately, too many people cannot deal with the idea that they have a mental illness. That is ridiculous. No one causes themselves to get depressed. No one can just be expected to "snap" out of it.
The face of depression can be anyone's. There are many different scenerios that can cause a person to become depressed. You may be at a higher risk if you have family members who have a mental illness or who suffer from substance abuse. Don't make the mistake of thinking that a few glasses of wine will help you to deal with the feelings of sadness. Self-medicating with alcohol (which is a depressant,by the way) will not help you if you have a depressive disorder.
Facing your demons is never easy but is necessary in order to have a healthy mind. If you were bleeding you would go get stitches or a bandage in order to treat your wound. If you have symptoms of depression you need to accept it and then get help.
There is a light at the end of the tunnel of depression. You can reach it, but first, you need to acknowledge it.
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