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STORY OF A SURVIVOR | DEPRESSION EPISODE 2

STORY OF A SURVIVOR |DEPRESSION (John Folk-Williams) Story of a survivor | pirevolution "You look happy, but you don't feel happy. That's what depression does to you." I was amazed to learn the full scope of depression and how pervasive it could be throughout the mind and body. I finally had a coherent, comprehensive picture of what depression was.  https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression That was a big step because I could at last imagine the possibility of getting better. I could see that I wasn’t worthless by nature, that there were reasons my mind had trouble focusing and that the frequent slowdown in my speech and thinking was also rooted in this illness. Perhaps the right treatment could bring about fundamental changes after all. Depression There were still traps ahead, though. I became obsessed with the idea of depression as a brain disease. I studied all the forms of depression, the neurobiology and endless research ...

STORY OF A SURVIVOR | DEPRESSION EPISODE 1

STORY OF A SURVIVOR |DEPRESSION (John Folk-Williams) Story of a survivor Be Here, You are present, not here We laughed , I drifted We spoke , you couldn't hear me We walked , i was alone I am in pain and in it I walk deeper I know and don't know You look and don't see You hear and don't listen We were full of words, I was beyond the point of emptiness I said I am ok , you said ok I will return I said ,I was gone and was not found. Depression is a mood disorder that involves a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It is different from the mood fluctuations that people regularly experience as a part of life. https://www.curablehealth.com/courses/depression-p?gclid=Cj0KCQiAhojzBRC3ARIsAGtNtHV5MQ_0KnM4xkv6IkGpN-MFiYMrwL92sXiO3kDMj2cqe80xlzX1690aAmPgEALw_wcB Major life events, such as bereavement or the loss of a job, can lead to depression. However, doctors only consider feelings of grief to be part of depression if they persist. Depress...