Depression.
I recently wrote a post on social media essentially asking for help because I've been feeling low. When I wrote that last post I didn’t anticipate how it might strike a cord with people. I was having a moment, well basically a tough day, and just wanted to share. There’s so much more to be said about mental health that’s not often shared. We skim the surface and if you’re like me and you’ll say it in passing then follow up with a bad joke or an ‘I’ll be fine’. I mean I might be fine, but sometimes I worry I won’t. Because here’s the thing about depression I didn’t go further into discussing... If you fall into that dark place, you have to hope there’s some part of your brain that’s loud enough to say, “this isn’t you, don’t do anything stupid”. Because it engulfs you. There isn’t always a “just go read a book” “go for a walk” “call someone” or any sort of reasoning happening. Or you try those things and you’re still numb to it. You’re so deep into it that there isn’t a light to gra...