I have never wrote about this but today it compelled me to write about this. I want everyone to read it full for once:
Everybody is shocked and numb with the news of demise of Sushant Singh Rajput. It’s a departure of a depressed soul. How easy for everyone to talk about the migrating thinking of a person who is fighting not against the world but to himself or herself.
I have seen people using this word “Depression” so casually and they don’t understand the difference between tension, stress and depression.
“Depression” is way more intense than any stress. You are stressed or in a bad mood is not “depression”. Once you struck with the depression, you have to battle a new fight everyday. You can’t tell that who is waking up everyday combating yesterday. Every passing day is a “win” for them how they came out alive and firm.
Don’t get deceived by a Happy Face, active on social media, posting pictures or positive quotes, uploading happy pictures and checking-in to many places. No! He or she may be suffering with this endless life-threatening monster.
I urge everyone, keep aside your egos and why should I initiate? stuff. Talk to people once in a while. Check upon them. Don’t sit back with their “I am fine” answers.
I am not saying dig into their personal lives but dig into their “Personal Well-being”.
It’s true when you lose all the compassion doing things, unwilling to perform your daily chores even getting up from the bed or pursue your dreams, it is alarming for yourself as well. Seek help. Surround yourself with your loved ones. I know you won’t feel talking to anyone, you want to be bottled up because you find it too hard to speak about your issues. These things are too intertwined that even you don’t get what is bothering you most and what least. At times you don’t get the correct words to explain what are you feeling inside. But speak up about it. Start with one issue and then follow the flow how it comes out. The very solution is to come out with your setbacks and disturbed feelings. That’s essential. Call your favourite people and don’t say much, just ask them to talk. I am sure, they will be happy to be with you. Stay with your family, spend time with them. You will atleast get 30% help.
Clinical depression is not a form of your mood swings, that one needs to understand. Not just the patient but the people around them can diagnose easily this. I still encounter people who says “depression kya hota hai” (what is depression), “aise thodi hota hai, sab mood ki baat hai” (there is nothing like that, it’s just mood). Then let me tell you depression is as lethal as any other physical diseases. The only reason pepole can’t relate with depression is that the patient doesn’t seem as Sick. Although everyday a piece of their life is dying inside. Clinical depression has not just anxiety, panic-attacks or crying, it effects entire system of your body. From nervous system to endocrine system, digestive system. It’s way equally vigorous as other diseases. Patient doesn’t know when any panic attack will strike them and even being surrounded by many people, he or she can suffer. Anti-depressants are not just few tablets to elevate your mood artificially, they are reason you can breathe and eat normally.
I just want to state, if still there is unawareness about depression, then don’t be judgemental towards people who are suffering from it. Don’t trivialize this by saying that “even I am depressed”. No! You are not depressed, you can be stressed or tense but depression is not the thing you should hope to dwell in your body. It’s as harmful as cancer. Once you get this, it’s hard to kick it out for forever. It stays with you even in its mild form. Patient just learns to deal with these anxiety and panic attacks more gracefully and bravely.
I just want to sum up that don’t become insensitive towards a depressed person. They don’t need your “expert opinions” rather they need an ear to listen or just to be with them. Insist them a little to talk. Don’t mock on their “continuous negative approach” and stopped talking to them as you don’t feel it okay for your life and positivity. Their is no use of your positivity if it is not reaching up to others.
I can relate to the physical, mental and emotional problems arise from depression as I have fought with this monster for years and still I do fight everyday. Luckily in my severity, I had loving family and friends that kept me going. It also depends on your will power. Have you ever done workout? For better results or to come in a better shape, you push yourself too much, you get hard on yourself, that’s exactly what it needs in “Depression”.
JUST LITTLE MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY.
It is a never ending fight. It is like an earthquake, you never know when this can shake you up. So you have to be prepared always (especially the victims of this devil).
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