True enough ...
when I suffered from depression for about 6 years ,everyone was like "pay no attention to it ..that will make everything better ,you can do it !! , ..dont act like this .."
bish'es its a biological problem , like a fever , a migraine ..you dont wish them away ...
Theres a reason World Health Organization (WHO) has labeled Depression as a disease.
It's provable , physically affecting ...people die from the effect it causes in their lives ..
theres procedures for them ...medicine , hormonal therapies ..although its not really super effective & placebo's work more
...people from outside dont really understand what its like ..I too didnt ,until it happned to me..
There are very real physical effects which will make your life hell..
I spent 5-6 hours trying to memorize a single page,while before I could remember the whole book reading it once or twice
..before if i read the subject for the exams just the night before ,even if it was for the first time ..I could still get A's
..but after, i would be lucky if I could even pass ..
There was a sense of loss of taste ,i started eating spicier food just so i could enjoy food ;
didnot really see any need of taking care of myself ,since they & myself saw me as a loser ;
lost all confidence - got others to double check results which i used to be best at ..
In this long time ,i've seen people change...they leave because its not worthwhile for them to associate with you anymore ,relatives happy that you are no longer so good as before ,a change of style in talking to you change since they now perceive you as below them.
In my experience ,pretty much noone or really few will actually care , none of them will really understand you ...they may get really frustrated .
You will have really bad thoughts , make bad decisions ...but those will seem okay to you ,that perhaps its really your fault that this happened to you ... that perhaps you deserve this suffering..
In the end , only People like us will understand the pain,the torment ...
I dont expect the same from others ,expectation only creates disappointment ..
I have found hapinnes in my own passion projects & ventures ... i dont really care for the people i used to know ..
From the ashes of my past ,I've made my own future
I hope you too find your happiness .
You know ..sometimes I wished i could hug someone who understood what i was going through..
So,