Today was a bad mental health day. While I was at work, I became so overwhelmed by my depression that I found myself sitting in the staff office and crying. For those, who struggle with major depression, know that there is no predictable time for when the signs and symptoms of depression will occur. In that moment, I felt hopeless, a failure, and worthless. Depression is not rational, and the thoughts that correspond with depression are not rational. I am not going to hide behind a lie and fake that my life is always full of optimism and sparkles. The truth is, I struggle with major depression and anxiety every single day. Just like someone who has an incurable ailment, like asthma or fibromyalgia, having a mental health condition is something that one has to live with every single day. No one should ever be ashamed or afraid to talk about what they are going through. No one has a right to judge another human being for living with a mental health concern.
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