Depression: It's REAL!

There are so many people in the world who suffer from depression and you would never know it.  It is a word and topic that most people don't say or even talk about. It effects people in many different ways. I feel that is is a topic that needs to be talked about more often and not blown off by so many.

I use to think that when people said they were depressed or were suffering from depression it was an "excuse". It has just been here recently that I have shared with, outside my close circle of friends, that I myself am suffering from depression. The one thing that has stuck in my head is that she appreciated me sharing with her and that she wished more people would share. At the time of sharing with this with her I had only talked to her one time to introduce myself and then through Facebook a few times. I am not sure why I shared cause this is so unlike me, but I am so glad I did.

Growing up I saw what depression was like and I knew what it was but the older I got the more I believed that it was just a "cop out". There were times that I would have a bad day, who doesn't? But I had been asked before if I was depressed and maybe I should talk to my doctor but I would just blow it off. Last year I decided that I was dealing with "anxiety" issues. At this point I still wouldn't admit that I was dealing with small bouts of depression. Looking back now I have been dealing with depression continuously for a little over a year. But it has been in the past few months that it has been pretty bad. There are days that I didn't , and still don't, want to get out of bed and I wouldn't. Even on vacation I had to make myself get out of bed. I think this is the point where I realized that something wasn't right. I thank God that the Lord gave me a husband who has supported and has been an amazing trooper through all of this.

 I am sharing all of this because this is what I am struggling with right now and I could use all the prayer in the word but also to encourage other people or women who are dealing with the same thing. Depression is REAL! It's not a cop out or an excuse! Just because you are going through depression doesn't make you less of a Christian. I have to remind myself that I can't let my thoughts, feelings, or emotions dictate who I am in Christ or my relationship with Christ.

I am still dealing with it and there are days that are GREAT and then there are other days that are BLAH. I know that I have a long way to go and that's OK you got to start somewhere.

I am not living a Life Interrupted but a Life full of Divine Interventions by God.