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This is day 16 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. Yesterday, I shared about mentors and depression. Today, I'm talking about friends and depression.
My husband is best friend. No doubt about it. He has been since I was 17 years old. But, it is still crucial for me to have women around me who love and support me.
This is honestly one of the hardest areas for me. We've gone through a lot of changes in our personal and professional lives in the last several years. It seems that most of the people around me were friends of convenience and proximity rather than true, lasting friendships. I'm thankful to have a couple of college friends who I still communicate with regularly and a couple of women locally who I can get together with occasionally.
Like mentors, good friends are able to give you a different perspective on your depression. They bring a clarity and support that it vital to managing your depression.
Do you have good friends who walk with you through depression? How does this help your depression?
If you deal with depression, please comment and share your journey too. If you're a blogger, you can use the button and code below to share your story and link back on your blog. Feel free to leave links to your posts in the comments area.
I'm linking up with The Nester and others who are writing 31 posts this month on various topics. I'm not a doctor or a counselor and this is not intended to be medical advice. This is simply the story of my experience with depression.
