After being motivated by both a talk at Full Indie Summit last week and the death of Robin Williams, I have decided to take proactive steps forward. I am suffering from depression. It is an issue I have struggled with for sometime. When I wasnt ignoring it, I believed that I could merely power through it through sheer force of will. But after several months of constant contemplation (and a little therapy) I have realized that I can no longer continue on without getting additional help. And so I have filled a prescription and have begun taking anti-depressants. With all hope it will help :) I am not making this post as a cry for attention. And please, no one treat me any differently after reading this. I am the same person today as I was yesterday. My depression does not define me. I am writing this, and will be writing future posts about this, with the hopes of breaking down the social stigma and taboo that comes with talking about depression and other mental illnesses. Most importantly, this is not just me being bummed out. There is a GIGANTIC difference between how many people use the word depressed and depression. There is no one thing that caused me to feel this way, it is a chemical imbalance in my brain and not simply me being sad or bummed out.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:26:30 +0000
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