Depression iS normal

My advice to anyone going through hardship of any type whether it’s job loss, drug & alcohol addiction, loss of a friend or loved one, parental alienation or one of so many other examples..

Never ever give up🙏🏼

At times you will feel so low that you may look for a way out but feeling low is normal. Depression is normal. It’s ok to feel depressed.

When my sister died. I was completely lost. Depression took over my entire mind & body. I hid myself away, living under a friends house I would only come out to buy food.

A doctor had prescribed me anti depressants but when I took them I felt as though I had lost touch with reality.

I went upstairs to my good friends & told them how I felt. They told me the best advice I’ve ever been given..

“Darran, you are supposed to feel depressed, you sister just died.”

From that moment on, I decided to learn to live with my emotions.

In the last two years especially I have experienced many states of depression, anxiety & sadness.

For me, depression comes & goes with the sadness of life events. Life events will always come & go & so will depression.

For me anxiety comes & goes with uncertainty. This world will always bring us uncertainty. I choose to persevere through anxiety.

Today I have come to end of uncertain times. I have come out of a very dark hole but I am sure that this won’t be the last time life will be hard for me.

But I will always keep moving forward, no matter what hardship I face & I want to say to anyone reading this..

You can to. Simply put.. “It’s ok to not be ok” But “NEVER EVER GIVE UP”

*If you ever find yourself in crisis please call Life Line 13 11 14☎️