Gain strength enough to walk away.
You took away so many of us and left us with no hope and nothing to hold onto. You are selfish to the ones who love us. It may seem as if you are winning now but it may not be for long!
"SAVE ME FROM MYSELF,SAVE ME FROM MYSELF.I CAN NOT HELP IT BUT TO FEEL LONELY IN THE MOST CROWDED PLACE. SAVE ME..."
I have the most darkest thoughts and even when I try to explain it ,I just can not get to what I am feeling cause nobody understands and nobody would ever understand.
Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home.
What people do not understand it is how it can ruin a person internally and externally. Everyday you feel miserable ,you feel like being alone most often.We suffer from depression and the sad part of it all,it is how our parents are neglecting the signs. Black parents will forever push away the topic of depression because of the lack of understanding of it. It becomes way more difficult to be vocal about your feelings to someone who does not understand.
Our parents are burying us ,the thing with depression. It is always how you are stuck in your dark thoughts. You never think of anything that is positive nor look forward to anything.All your thoughts are surrounded by suicide ,that our youth is more likely to commit. Nobody pays attention to all your cries till the last minute.
Here are some depression symptoms:
Feeling sad or having a depressed mood
Loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed
Changes in appetite — weight loss or gain unrelated to dieting
Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much
Loss of energy or increased fatigue
Increase in purposeless physical activity (e.g., hand-wringing or pacing) or slowed movements and speech (actions observable by others)
Feeling worthless or guilty
Difficulty thinking, concentrating or making decisions
Thoughts of death or suicide
Fact about depression is that it does not have an age. Even adults do suffer from depression but chances of them speaking about it are few. They tend to think you are still a baby to understand meanwhile it is stuff you are going through yourself. It has been proven that women are more likely to suffer from depression than men.
Black parents should start talking more to their children about such stuff. The population of our young ones keeps on decreasing because of our fight to depression we prefer not to be alive than to go through depression. As much as it may be a difficult topic to talk about ,it is very important.
There is a song I listen to by Jojo named "Save My Soul" ,It is about feeling helpless every time I feel low. I sometimes listen to it and the second song I would advise someone going through depression is ,"You gonna be ok" by Brian and Jenn Johnson which is a mood lifter for me. It clearly talks about ,whatever I may be going through. I will make it and I will be okay.
Child,do not fight depression all on your own. We are here for you. Be vocal about your feelings.
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