I was impatient.
I was a screamer.
I couldn’t handle change.
I was a bad mom.
When I realized all that, I decided I was ready to face the elephant in the room: depression.
An old friend said to me recently, “I had no idea you dealt with depression. I thought depressed people sat on the couch all day and watched Oprah.”
I thought to myself, “Of course you didn’t know. That’s the way I wanted it.”
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I am so glad I found your blog. You are telling my story. The embarrasment & shame of battling depression. Of others not understanding what I was going through. You truly are a shelter for those of us going through this disease.
Sally, so glad you found me too! I pray together we can create environments where it’s ok to talk about depression and people can find that there is joy even in the middle of depression.