Hi Guys!
Today's post was written by Abiodun, If you have been following this blog, then you must have read some of his posts like THIS and THIS. In this post he tells us more about depression. I have noticed that people don't really like to talk about their mental health which shouldn't be so. I hope you find this post as helpful as I did. Thanks Abiodun for writing this post. Enjoy!!!
Depression has been dubbed the trendy illness, contrary to our mindset that mental illness like depression etc only affects the rich. Almost everyone at a point or another has been mildly depressed. This might have been triggered by many factors ranging from health disorders, to eating disorders, to financial difficulties, to alcohol abuse, to personal issues, to being too self-dependent, to failure in different spheres of life, and low self esteem.
Saying Depressed people aren't discriminated in Nigeria is literally saying BLACK IS THE SAME AS WHITE. Take for example, men in Nigeria are expected to be strong mentally so its virtually impossible to come out as depressed. Even at this point, I can even say that it's a practical thing to laugh at or pretend to emphatize with an AFRICAN man who comes out as depressed.
If you haven't fought a battle with depression in your life and won, you will not know how to relate to this. As a student, I would say its hard to define depression as there is no practical way to explain all it entails. I have broken my wrist, hand, leg several times but nothing comes close to the feeling of having a thick cloud overshadowing you,penetrating into your thoughts, your limbs and filling you with despair, hopelessness and indescribable loss .You crave for inner peace to still the storm but you can't find it. Your relationship with friends and family gets damaged, you begin to loose sleep, you torture yourself, you feel mentally drained, you rack your brain & amp; you put yourself through immense punishment. You wonder why God is not answering your prayers or listening to your pleas for help. It feels like a cloak is covering your very soul.
Depression can be a very good friend, how can I say that you wonder?? How can I say something that kills can be a friend!!! The best messages are those messages that you don’t want to hear, so on that note I discovered that Depression is a message from your body informing you that there is a problem and you have to find a solution to that problem immediately. As a person whenever I feel down, I always look deep into myself and force myself to look for answers and seek succor in the company of a trusted loved ones and trust me it works!!!
I know that I am not a therapist or psychologist. I am just a young man who at one point in my life like millions of student been weighed down and now I am scared of the the lack of knowledge about this trendy mental illness presents in Nigeria.
For someone out there or if you know someone currently depressed, I hope this helps you, I want you to know there is no problem without a solution. No situation that God cannot help you to resolve. Momma always said that “A MANS COURAGE IS HIS GREATEST ASSET”. It is an extreme act of courage to admit you are being depressed, It shows strength not weakness to face your problems and demons.
I read a while ago that there is no safety in being hidden. If you are reading this staying hidden is like a tragedy waiting to happen. Listen YOU ARE TOO PRECIOUS. THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE YOU. YOU ARE LOVED. YOU ARE UNIQUE. YOU CAN OVERCOME. ALL WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH IS DESIGNED TO MAKE YOU STRONGER, BETTER AND GREATER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. Trust a young man who knows what it feels like to be depressed ,-IT DOESN'T LAST FOREVER..
EVENTUALLY YOU WILL DISCOVER INNER PEACE, YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN A
PLACE THAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO WALK INTO THE WORLD WITH YOUR HEAD HELD UP HIGH , THE WORLD WILL NO LONGER BE A FRIGHTENING PLACE FOR YOU.
IT HELPS TO OPEN UP TO A LOVED ONE. IT HELPS MORE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD WHO KNOWS YOUR HEART & CAN STILL THE STORM
RAGING IN YOUR THOUGHTS,AND REMOVE THE DARK HOOD THAT SHADOWS YOUR
TSOUL AND HELP YOU.
REMEMBER BE COURAGEOUS!!!
TAKE THE FIRST STEP AND SEEK HELP
PLEASE TALK TO SOMEONE TODAY ……. BE BRAVE
WRITTEN BY ABIODUN
How did you overcome your depression ? please do leave your comment below .You never know who your helping...
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