Depression Hurts
by Jane
Depression has affected my life tremendously, in more ways than one. I've had this mental illness since highschool and it has carried through to university. It's affected my every day life - school , relationships, any sense of motivation, determination I once had is now out the window. I've gone on and off medication for 3 years, I've gone off numerous times simply because it wasn't working for me, it never cured my depression but rather just let me forget things for a little while that were troubling me. It has affected my relationship with my boyfriend in the sense that I can never open up to him, tell him how I feel as it leads to destruction, by which I cry hysterically and don't want him to have to deal with the baggage of my depression. I've had many thoughts of suicide, it occupies my mind at night, I hope for it to stop one day. All I want is a new life. A new beginning. A fresh start. |
