WHY???????????   


   


Depression!!!........I have it, some family members have it, friends have it......and I ask why.........WHY?
I mean.......ya go back two or three generations and it seems it virtually didn't exist......pretty much no mention of it.......the odd case here and there but that's it!.......WHY? 

Are we just not tough enough?.........are we just sooks?..........self indulgent?

I have known people over the years........good people, strong in character, great under pressure, big decision makers, knock down drag em up dust themselves off and carry on people.........who suddenly.........hit the wall, break down, can't make a decision, can't process information. They sleep, cry, get angry, sleep, cry, sleep, don't want to communicate, can't communicate!......WHY?

They don't know why.........we don't know why. Is it; P.T.S.D.?.........PMS?.........ADHD?...........ABCD?......whatever. They got all sorts of names now days. All we know..........all I know is that it happens to the best of us..........and it sucks........big time!
Hang on!..........maybe it's from what we eat?......what we drink?........what happened to us?.......... anger?.....fear?........guilt?..........working too hard?...........working too much?..........lack of forgiveness?............needing forgiveness?......I DON"T KNOW!

All I know is this.........It's REAL!

I made the unfair judgements when I was young............."just get over it will ya"......."take a few deep breaths, you'll be right"..............."stop being a sook". I may not of said it out loud but I thought it many times.

I DON'T ANY MORE!!!!!!

We can no more tell someone to get over depression than we can tell someone with a freshly broken leg to get that cast off and run a sprint!

Why am I ranting on about this?............Just to vent mainly..........some of the people in my life who I am very close to, and have much love for, are suffering.............and I can't help........I can't fix it for them..........I can't even fix myself for crying out loud.

So........what can we do?
Don't go through it alone!.........Seek medical advice from a qualified professional you can trust.
Share with your spouse, a close friend or two, someone who won't judge you but will be there for you, someone who will love you unconditionally. Sometimes, just to be able to share with someone can be a help. Sometimes you won't be able to share with your words......... because.......you just can't........... But having someone physically beside you can be a great help.

and.......... DO NOT JUDGE OR CRITICISE YOURSELF!!!

The simple fact is.........that people get depressed............and the best way to help is to LOVE!

End of Rant!

NB. Being a Christian, I also spend much time in prayer, and trust God to look after me, and those close to me. I don't know why He lets us go through these trials.........but I don't need to, because I trust that He has our best interests at heart!