Stronger Than Ever

Depression is a serious disease. It is something that, once you have it you are sadly stuck with it. You can walk by many people on a daily basis and not think anything about it, but deep down inside this person that you just ignored and walked by, they could be struggling with this nasty disease. Not only has this impacted others' lives but my life personally. I have suffered from this for many years now and this transition into college and being away from my loved ones really made my depression worse. When you have this, you cannot think straight at times, only think of the bad outcomes, and quite frankly do not want to be on this earth anymore. Depression for me has really made me the person I am today. I have faced days where the only thing that happened for the day was laying in bed, depression drug me into this whole that took my whole life for a long while. I couldn't go to classes, I couldn't talk to my family or friends, and most seriously, I could not go on with my daily life. After spending days like this, I finally tried to turn my life around. I started seeking help from others and counselors, trying my hardest to get involved in things and began to finally start coming out of this deep, dark hole. With me going through this, I am stronger than I have ever been and going through this made me realize that I am now able to help and impact the lives of others with the things that have helped me so I can try to help them. I currently on a daily basis try to help anyone that I see needing help whether that by simply smiling or having a conversation. Anything helps! I have learned to not make judgments based on what I see but rather think deep into things and try my best to stay positive on all things.