I don’t believe that depression as a mental health issue exists because if so I’d be depressed AF 😂 but to be honest I’ve never felt that my lows were me being depressed. I say this because again society has made us believe that if we don’t feel, look, or act a certain way there is something wrong with our thinking, our mental state or how we express ourselves, so far to the point they (govt) make profit out of it. Remember you are what you think. We have been conditioned for years to succumb to society’s way of life, that it’s been ingrained in our beliefs. I think that when we are feeling,”depressed”, especially for long periods of time we look for the quickest way out of that reality and we look for instant gratification as an ailment for the actual issue within ourselves, we look to anti-depressants, recreational drugs, believing we are trapped in a cage with no instant way out. We don’t want to have to face those emotions for a long period amount of time, we feel like we are alone and no one understands, we look for people to fill voids emotionally and physically only to realize that only we ourcellfs have the power to heal our mental state of mind. We fear that if we stay trapped inside our woes of life we will become more ill and in turn be more fixated on the fact that we only make ourselves sicker. Whenever I get the feeling of being depressed I never considered it depression, I considered it inner work I need to face and find solutions within myself to make my situations better, it will take some time and immense amount of patience but keeping positive hope, having an un-shattering Belief system, being grateful, being love, and realizing that we are all connected as ppl who share a commonality of suffering is all we need to heal. Of course I take a more holistic approach,( meditation, journaling, venting to close friends about my emotions, crystal healing, nature walks, doing things I enjoy), because that’s what I truly believe in and I always keep those key points in mind and I allow those thoughts and emotions to be with me at that moment so I can reflect and analyze, but I don’t let them stay long. I understand I will have good and bad days and that’s life but I will never accept depression as a mental illness. We are what we think! If you truly know my story you will believe this too be true because I am a survivor and I am mentally and physically healthy to face my reality with adversity, vigor, and most importantly love.
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